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Thomas Hardy’s final novel, Jude the Obscure (1895), was ahead of its time in more ways that one. Upon its publication, it provoked controversy with its explicit criticism of organised religion and traditional marriage, leading to book burnings and public criticism.

Visitors lament ‘tremendous shame’ as notice withdrawing public access appears after £30m sale of Bridehead Estate

Row breaks out in Marnhull, location used in Tess of the d’Urbervilles, over plans to build 120 homes

Readings and performances will be staged at the ‘misfortune of ruins’ that long fascinated the writer

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Editorial: Would the legendary American writer have welcomed the publication of her therapy notes? It seems unlikely

My mother wrote about the meandering trails from the novelist’s cottage, through countryside loaded with literary references – now I’m following in her footsteps

This historical home with a thatched roof is a literary fans’ dream