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'Jude the Obscure' is a novel by Thomas Hardy that explores the life of a stonemason named Jude Fawley who dreams of becoming a scholar. Despite his intellectual potential, Jude's path is derailed by social prejudices, economic difficulties, and troublesome relationships, particularly with a wild-hearted woman named Arabella and his intellectual cousin, Sue Bridehead. The novel examines themes of love, class, religion and morality in a 19th century British society.
