{"product_id":"jude-the-obscure-paperback-1","title":"Jude the Obscure: A Novel of Ambition, Constraint, and Social Conflict - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Defendant Hardy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA late novel by Thomas Hardy, \u003cem\u003eJude the Obscure\u003c\/em\u003e examines ambition, education, and social constraint through the life of a man whose aspirations place him in conflict with the structures around him.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narrative follows Jude Fawley, a stonemason who aspires to an academic life but finds his progress limited by circumstance, class, and expectation. His pursuit of education and personal fulfilment brings him into a series of relationships that complicate both his ambitions and his position within society. Through these developments, the novel traces the tension between individual desire and the conditions imposed by convention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardy's treatment of the subject moves beyond the immediate circumstances of the plot to consider broader questions of social organisation, belief, and the limits of opportunity. The work combines elements of realism with a sustained examination of character, presenting situations in which personal decisions and external pressures intersect. Its reception at the time of publication reflected the force of its themes, which remain central to its continued reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 372\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jude the Obscure\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44424950415443,"sku":"9781617200137","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/9731\/2595\/files\/pInWFiTU9781617200137.webp?v=1783956132","url":"https:\/\/the-stone-owl-bookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/jude-the-obscure-paperback-1","provider":"The Stone Owl Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}