Jude the Obscure

Jude is an ordinary man trying to improve his lot. While trapped in a loveless marriage to the daughter of a local pig farmer he finds his academic ambitions destroyed by poverty.

He becomes captivated by the wit and beauty of Sue, his equally high-spirited cousin, and together they take a chance with happiness. Bravely defying convention the ill-fated lovers join an illicit union and follow the path to freedom.

Focusing on life’s great themes, Thomas Hardy’s famous last novel explores the passion of sex and marriage and the tragedy of prejudice, fate and the flaws of human nature.