Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery & life unto the bitter in soul? Jude Fawley poor & working-class longs to study at the University of Christminster but he is rebuffed & trapped in a loveless marriage. He falls in love with his unconventional cousin Sue Bridehead & their refusal to marry when free to do so confirms their rejection of & by the world around them. The shocking fate that overtakes them is an indictment of a rigid & uncaring society. Hardys last & most controversial novel Jude the Obscure caused outrage when it was published in 1895. This is the first truly critical edition taking account of the changes that Hardy made over twenty-five years. It
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