Cliffs Notes: Jude the Obscure

by Frank H. Thompson Jr. (Editor)

A sad tale of thwarted love, interrupted dreams, and life complications, Jude The Obscure is a chronicle of poverty and puts a focused eye on social conventions. The book caused such a shock when first published that Hardy gave up fiction entirely, writing only in poetry from that time on.

67 pages, Paperback

First published July 20, 1966