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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Our book for July is the classic <i>Jude the Obscure</i> by Thomas Hardy. The discussion will take place on Saturday, July 20 at 2:30 pm at the Wilson Branch of the New Haven Free Public Library, located at 303 Washington Ave., New Haven.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.32px;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;" dir="" data-setdir="true"><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:a7c9750c-cb56-5584-e936-5121830c1037@yahoo.com" class="yahoo-inline-image" draggable="false" style="letter-spacing: -0.02em; max-width: 800px;" data-id="<a7c9750c-cb56-5584-e936-5121830c1037@yahoo.com>"></div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div>In 1895 Hardy’s final novel, the great tale of <i>Jude the Obscure</i>, sent shock waves of indignation rolling across Victorian England. Hardy had dared to write frankly about sexuality and to indict the institutions of marriage, education, and religion. But he had, in fact, created a deeply moral work. The stonemason Jude Fawley is a dreamer; his is a tragedy of unfulfilled aims. With his tantalizing cousin Sue Bridehead, the last and most extraordinary of Hardy’s heroines, Jude takes on the world – and discovers, tragically, its brutal indifference.</div><div><br></div><div>The most powerful expression of Hardy’s philosophy, and a profound exploration of man’s essential loneliness, <i>Jude the Obscure</i> is a great and beautiful book. “His style touches sublimity.” – T. S. Eliot</div><div><br></div></div><div><div>Hope to see you on the 20th,</div><div>Kevin & Paula</div></div></div></div><div id="ydp16603691yahoo_quoted_9541517775" class="ydp16603691yahoo_quoted"><div class="ydp16603691yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;border-left: 1px solid #ccc;padding-left: 8px;margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px" class="ydp16603691inline_reply_quote_container" data-split-quote-node="true">
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