{"product_id":"jude-the-obscure-thomas-hardy-9781853262616","title":"Jude the Obscure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction and Notes by Norman Vance, Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJude Fawley is a rural stone mason with intellectual aspirations. Frustrated by poverty and the indifference of the academic institutions at the University of Christminster, his only chance of fulfilment seems to lie in his relationship with his unconventional cousin, Sue Bridehead. But life as social outcasts proves undermining, and when tragedy occurs, Sue has no resilience and Jude is left in despair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHardy's portrait of Jude, the idealist and dreamer who is a prisoner of his own physical nature, is one of the most haunting and desperate of his creations. \u003cem\u003eJude the Obscure\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark yet compassionate account of the insurmountable frustrations of human existence which reflect Hardy's yearning for the spiritual values of the past and his despair at their decline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hardy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1853262617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853262616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.01w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8661 \/ Jude the Obscure\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Thomas Hardy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996437348607,"sku":"9781853262616","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_452f3aa2-2530-43b4-930c-7b4189ecfe45.jpg?v=1683341691","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jude-the-obscure-thomas-hardy-9781853262616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}