Jude the Obscure (1895). By: Thomas Hardy: Jude the Obscure, the last completed novel by Thomas Hardy.

Jude the Obscure, the last completed novel by Thomas Hardy, began as a magazine serial in December 1894 and was first published in book form in 1895. Its protagonist, Jude Fawley, is a working-class young man, a stonemason, who dreams of becoming a scholar. The other main character is his cousin, Sue Bridehead, who is also his central love interest. The novel is concerned in particular with issues of class, education, religion and marriage. Plot: The novel tells the story of Jude Fawley, wh...