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Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

English, Literature, 1 season, 53 episodes, 14 hours, 53 minutes
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A young man from a poor, working-class background, passionate about education, who aspires to become a professor. His teacher, a respected role model who turns out to have feet of clay. An independent, free-spirited woman. Another who is scheming, selfish and flirtatious. Dominating their lives is the magnificent university town of Christminster. All these and a host of other colorful, memorable characters inhabit the pages of Thomas Hardy's monumental fourteenth novel published in 1895. Thomas Hardy's fame as a novelist rivals that of even Dickens in Victorian literature. Creator of unforgettable novels like Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d'Ubervilles, Under the Greenwood Tree and the Mayor of Casterbridge, his essential humanity and the depth that he brings to his characters are what sets him apart. A largely self-taught man, he went on to become a skilled architect and restorer of old buildings. His life-long love of languages, music, country-side life, languages and history emerges in most of his works. Jude the Obscure tells the story of a young orphan, Jude Fawley who is devoted to academics though his impoverished aunt (who rears him) wants him to start work as early as possible as a stone-mason. Jude's inspirational teacher, Richard Phillotson, leaves the village for better pastures in the university at Christminster, leaving Jude to dream about a future career as a teacher. Instead, the travails of his working-class background begin to slowly consume him. He is deceived into marrying Arabella Donn, the come-hither daughter of the local butcher. After many trials and tribulations, Jude reaches Christminster, where a terrible disappointment awaits him. Jude's meeting with his brilliant, free-thinking cousin Sue Bridehead is another turning point in his life. The novel scandalized Victorian readers when it first came out due to its revolutionary ideas about sexuality, women's rights and the rise of the working class. Copies of the book were publicly burned in London and other cities. Thousands of people wrote to Hardy from all over the world, severely criticizing him/the novel which shocked him into abandoning fiction-writing till his death. He continued to publish poetry and drama and remained a successful writer. In 1912, a new edition was well-received by more modern readers and the book delights young and old even today. The universal themes of marriage, love, class-distinctions, education, women's rights, religion and human migrations from their native homes to cities are brilliantly explored in Jude the Obscure, making it a must read classic.
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Part 1, Chapter 01

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1/2/20238 minutes, 53 seconds
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Part 1, Chapter 02

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1/1/202316 minutes, 18 seconds
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Part 1, Chapter 03

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12/31/202218 minutes, 11 seconds
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Part1, Chapter 04

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12/30/202212 minutes, 50 seconds
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Part 1, Chapter 05

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12/29/202210 minutes, 33 seconds
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Part 1, Chapter 06

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12/28/202216 minutes, 19 seconds
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Part 1, Chapter 07

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12/27/202218 minutes, 6 seconds
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Part 1, Chapter 08

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12/26/202213 minutes, 7 seconds
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PArt 1, Chapter 09

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12/25/202215 minutes, 53 seconds
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Part1, Chapter 10

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12/24/202212 minutes, 19 seconds
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Part 1, Chapter 11

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12/23/202214 minutes, 36 seconds
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Part2, Chapter 01

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12/22/202217 minutes, 23 seconds
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Part2, Chapter 02

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12/21/202219 minutes, 33 seconds
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Part 2, Chapter 03

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12/20/202214 minutes, 23 seconds
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Part 2, Chapter 04

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12/19/202216 minutes, 43 seconds
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Part 2, Chapter 05

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12/18/202211 minutes, 6 seconds
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Part 2, Chapter 06

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12/17/202222 minutes, 8 seconds
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Part 2, Chapter 07

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12/16/202216 minutes, 33 seconds
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Part 3, Chapter 01

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12/15/202216 minutes, 41 seconds
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Part 3, Chapter 02

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12/14/20227 minutes, 33 seconds
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Part3, Chapter 03

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12/13/202212 minutes, 26 seconds
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Part 3, Chapter 04

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12/12/202217 minutes, 20 seconds
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Part 3, Chapter 05

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12/11/202210 minutes, 20 seconds
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Part 3, Chapter 06

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12/10/202220 minutes, 22 seconds
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Part 3, Chapter 07

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12/9/202214 minutes, 18 seconds
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Part3, Chapter 08

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12/8/202216 minutes, 55 seconds
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Part3, Chapter 09

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12/7/202217 minutes, 44 seconds
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Part 3, Chapter 10

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12/6/20229 minutes, 24 seconds
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Part 4, Chapter 01

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12/5/202218 minutes, 52 seconds
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Part 4, Chapter 02

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12/4/202220 minutes, 24 seconds
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Part 4, Chapter 03

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12/3/202222 minutes, 8 seconds
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Part 4, Chapter 04

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12/2/202223 minutes, 25 seconds
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Part 4, Chapter 05

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12/1/202218 minutes, 48 seconds
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Part 4, Chapter 06

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11/30/202216 minutes, 32 seconds
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Part 5, Chapter 01

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11/29/202212 minutes, 29 seconds
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Part 5, Chapter 02

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11/28/202222 minutes, 27 seconds
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Part 5, Chapter 03

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11/27/202221 minutes, 41 seconds
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Part 5, Chapter 04

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11/26/202221 minutes, 3 seconds
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Part 5, Chapter 05

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11/25/202222 minutes, 45 seconds
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Part 5, Chapter 06

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11/24/202225 minutes, 42 seconds
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Part 5, Chapter 07

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11/23/202212 minutes, 15 seconds
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Part 5, Chapter 08

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11/22/202215 minutes, 40 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 01

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11/21/202222 minutes, 56 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 02

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11/20/202221 minutes, 5 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 03

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11/19/202235 minutes, 3 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 04

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11/18/202219 minutes, 35 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 05

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11/17/202216 minutes, 21 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 06

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11/16/202215 minutes, 37 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 07

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11/15/202216 minutes, 31 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 08

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11/14/202216 minutes, 21 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 09

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11/13/202214 minutes, 35 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 10

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11/12/20227 minutes, 45 seconds
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Part 6, Chapter 11

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11/11/202215 minutes, 32 seconds