At Marygreen
"Yea,many there be that have run out of their wits for women,and become servants for their sakes.Many also have perished,have erred,and sinned,for women... O ye men,how can it be but women should be strong,seeing they do thus?"--Esdras.

ThomasHardy'sfinalnovel"JudetheObscure"beganasaserialpublicationonDecember1894beforebeingpublishedinbookformthefollowingyear.ItisthestoryofitstitularcharacterJudeFawley,ayounglower-classmanwithdreamsofbeingascholar,andhisrelationshipswithhiswife,Arabella,andhisfree-spiritedcousin,SueBridehead.ThenovelfollowsthelifeofJudefromhisyouthlivinginavillageinsouthernEnglandwhereheworksinabakeryandstudiesClassicalGreekandLatininhissparetimewithhopesofonedaybecomingascholaratChristminster,afictionalcitymodeledafterOxford.HisdreamsaredashedhoweverwhenhebecomesensnaredbydeceitintomarriagewithArabellaDonn,acoarseandsuperficialgirl.Whatfollowsisaclassicandtragictalethatplaysuponmanythemes,principallyofwhichistheideathatone'sruinousdownfallistheproductofhavinglivedasinfullife.Havingbeenharshlycriticizedinitsdayforitsscandalousportrayals,"JudetheObscure"hassincebeenrecognizedasoneofHardy'sfinestandmostintricateworks.
At Marygreen
"Yea,many there be that have run out of their wits for women,and become servants for their sakes.Many also have perished,have erred,and sinned,for women... O ye men,how can it be but women should be strong,seeing they do thus?"--Esdras.
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