Hardy, Thomas - Jude the Obscure (Mass Market Paperback)

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy tells the tragic story of Jude Fawley, a poor stonemason who dreams of becoming a scholar at Christminster, a fictional version of Oxford. His ambition is thwarted by rigid class barriers, personal missteps, and society’s moral judgment. When Jude falls in love with his free-spirited cousin Sue Bridehead, their unconventional relationship defies Victorian norms and leads to devastating consequences.

Hardy’s final novel is both a critique of social hypocrisy and a deeply human portrait of longing, love, and loss. Its unflinching honesty about religion, marriage, and morality shocked readers when it was first published in 1895, earning it a lasting place among literature’s most powerful and controversial works.

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