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EPISODE · May 10, 2026 · 11 MIN

Jude the Obscure Part 1 Chapter 4

from The Thomas Hardy Library · host Thomas Hardy

In which a hopeful youth encounters a dubious itinerant healer whose promises yield only disappointment, prompting the boy to seek scholarly means to realise his dreams through surreptitious correspondence. Yet, upon receiving the longed-for Latin and Greek grammars, he confronts the harsh truth that learning their secrets demands steadfast toil rather than magical insight, leaving him momentarily crushed beneath the weight of his own aspirations.

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In which a hopeful youth encounters a dubious itinerant healer whose promises yield only disappointment, prompting the boy to seek scholarly means to realise his dreams through surreptitious correspondence. Yet, upon receiving the longed-for Latin...

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