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Published by Signet Classics/New American Library, New Yor, NY, 1961
ISBN 10: 0451515897ISBN 13: 9780451515896
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, 9th Printing. Text/BRAND NEW. Softcover/NF w/edge rubs. Softcover.VG/ strong & sound w/edge rubs & creasiings to spine. Last novel from Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928 ). First published 1896 in a serial form. Story of Jude who dreams of being a scholar in Classical Greek and Latin studres in Victorian England. Ensnared by deceit into marriage with Arabella Donnof coarse & superficial notions, his hopes dashed. A classic tragic tale that plays upon many themes, principally of which is the idea that one?s ruinous downfall is the product of having lived a sinful life. Harshly criticized in its day for its scandalous portrayals, the work became recognized as one of Hardy?s finest and most intricate works.