Hardy's last and most controversial novel, Jude the Obscure caused
much outrage when it was published in 1895. Jude Fawley, poor and
working-class, longs to study at the University of Christminster, but
his ambitions to go to university are thwarted by class prejudice and
his entrapment in a loveless marriage. He falls in love with his
unconventional cousin, Sue Bridehead, and their refusal to marry when
free to do so confirms their rejection of and by the world around
them. The shocking fate that overtakes them is an indictment of a
rigid and uncaring society. This is the first truly critical edition,
taking account of the changes that Hardy made over twenty-five years.
Hardy's last, and most controversial novel, this revised edition has
the first truly critical text, a new chronology and bibliography, and
substantially revised notes.
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