I have just finished reading Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure (1895). I can see how this novel was shocking to the Victorians but I found Hardy's pessimism almost unbearable. Although I started off really enjoying the novel, and found Jude's character extremely interesting and complex after he elopes with his cousin Sue I just found myself reading gradually becoming more and more depressed.I have recently bought a few Victorian novels that I intend to read over the next few weeks (perhaps months). I suppose I am trying to fill in the gaps of my education. In that sense, I am glad I've read Jude the Obscure.
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