Jude the obscure - Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. (New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992)
Jude's story -- his futile desire to better himself through education, his failed marriage and doomed love for the free-spirited Sue Bridehead -- shows with heartbreaking clarity the devastating effects of prejudice and oppression upon innocent minds, and forms a passionate plea for tolerance.
Includes bibliographical references (p. xxiii).
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