Enter a world of longing, hardship, and broken dreams with Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, one of the most powerful and controversial novels in English literature. This deeply emotional story follows Jude Fawley, a poor stonecutter who dreams of studying at university and escaping the limits of his social class.

Alongside his equally complex and independent cousin Sue Bridehead, Jude challenges society’s rigid rules around love, marriage, and education. Their struggle against convention leads to heartbreak, isolation, and tragedy.

Hardy’s novel boldly explores ambition, social injustice, free love, faith, and failure, making it one of the most haunting and modern-feeling Victorian novels. Its emotional depth and honesty shocked readers when first published and continue to move readers today.

PUBLISHER: PENGUIN BOOKS

BINDING: PAPER BACK

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

PAGES: 510