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MARGIN CLASSICS Jude theObscure THOMAS HARDY 1895
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Jude the Obscure

Thomas Hardy

A stonemason dreams of university and is shut out by class, marriage and fate. So bleak it made Hardy stop writing novels.

First published 1895 · 148,000 words · about 10 hours to read · 468 pages at 10.3″

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