The fundamental error of their matrimonial union; that of having based a permanent contract on a temporary feeling.

Thomas Hardy

Jude the Obscure

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Challenges of marriage Marriage

Author

Thomas Hardy

Source

Jude the Obscure

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Novelist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Hardy, Thomas. "Jude the Obscure." Harper's New Monthly, Dec. 1894.

Current Citation

Hardy, Thomas. Jude the Obscure, edited by Ralph Pite. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016.

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