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Bibliography: Jude the Obscure by Hardy, Thomas
- Title
- Jude the Obscure
- Author
- Hardy, Thomas
- Date
- Genre
- fiction
- Note Source
- Courier 10/5/1895, Journal 2/2/1896
- Note Relating to Cather
- "I admire Thomas Hardy; I admire the lofty conception of Tess of the d'Urbervilles, the finished execution of A Pair of Blue Eyes, the beautiful simplicity of Far from the Madding Crowd. But for Hearts Insurgent I have no forgiveness." Hearts Insurgent was titled The Simpletons when the first installment appeared; Cather liked it no better when it appeared in book form as Jude the Obscure (see her Nebraska State Journal piece of 2/22/1896).
