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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The next book club at the Maryland Library for the blind and Physically Handicapped occurs on Saturday, March 12. The selection for that day will be Jude the obscure by Thomas Hardy, DB/RC22745, BR18665. This is a work of classic late Victorian Literature. The NLS annotation states, “The author's last novel first published in 1896, dramatizes the tragic conflict between the carnal and spiritual life of Jude Fawley, who is torn between love for his cousin and a yearning to become a priest. The subject of marriage is treated with a candor unusual for its late Victorian context.” Tyson Fogel, one of our librarians at LBPH, is leading the discussion. I think that Hardy is very different from many Victorian English writers and I find him quite provocative. This is a classic that should stimulate much interesting discussion among book club participants. I encourage you to download this book from BARD or contact LBPH to request a copy in Braille, cassette or digital book. I expect to attend and hope to see Federation friends. The book club runs from 12:00 pm to 1:30.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jim McCarthy<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>