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Jude the Obscure

Thomas Hardy

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Part I: At Marygreen

Characters

Jude Fawley - A young man from Marygreen who dreams of studying at Christminster but becomes a stone mason instead.

Susanna Bridehead - Jude's cousin. She is unconventional in her beliefs and education, but marries the schoolmaster Richard Phillotson.

Arabella Donn - Jude's first wife. She enjoys spending time in bars and in the company of men.

Aunt Drusilla - The relative who raised Jude.

Richard Phillotson - The schoolmaster who first introduces Jude to the idea of studying at the university. He later marries Sue.

Little Father Time (Little Jude) - Jude and Arabella's son, raised in Australia by Arabella's parents. He is said to have the mind of an old man, though he is a young child.

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Part I: At Marygreen

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