Jude The Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
[Easton Press]

Jude The Obscure follows Jude Fawley, a working class man with intellectual ambitions who dreams of studying at a great university but is thwarted by class barriers, ill fated relationships, and social convention. His complex bond with his cousin Sue Bridehead challenges Victorian norms of marriage and sexuality, leading to scandal and tragedy. Hardy's bleak, powerful novel critiques rigid morality and the crushing weight of societal expectations.