Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Jude the Obscure
- Narrated by: Brian Hall
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
99p for the first 3 months
Jude the Obscure
Buy Now for £18.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
Summary
One of Jude Fawley's ambitions in life is a university education, but his dreams come crashing down around him when he is forced into marriage with Arabella. The marriage doesn't last long before his new bride abandons him for a different life.
Left with nothing more than his broken dreams, Jude moves to the city of Christminster, where he finds work as a stonemason. Here, he falls in love with Sue Bridehead, a woman of modern thinking. The two thwart convention and decide to live together instead of marrying; this results in the two of them being shunned by society. Eventually, their lack of convention sends them spiraling into poverty.
Jude the Obscure was Thomas Hardy's last novel. When first published, it was considered highly controversial due to its focus on an unconventional relationship and disregard for the rules of society.
More from the same
What listeners say about Jude the Obscure
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- D. Dunne
- 11-08-20
brilliant!
An powerful and moving story, very easy to follow and enjoy and beautifully read. 100% recommend
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall2 out of 5 stars
-
Performance1 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- KATRINA
- 17-08-21
A good story ruined by poor narration
Although Brian Hall has a pleasant enough voice, the poor quality of narration completely spoilt my enjoyment of this book. The voices of the characters are all given with the same idiotic-sounding west country accent and are frequently mixed up - with the deeper tones of Jude cutting into lines that should have been spoken by female characters. Young women supposed to sound playful and seductive sound like whining old hags. Equally annoying is the frequent lack of correct intonation at the ends of sentences. By the middle of the book I couldn't wait for it to end, though I was nevertheless enjoying the story.
Listen to Jude the Obscure, but listen to a different version of it, read by some other narrator.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!