Hardy\'s last and most controversial novel, Jude the Obscure caused much outrage when it was published in 1895.
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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.
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.
Hardy\'s last and most controversial novel, Jude the Obscure caused much outrage when it was published in 1895