Which of Thomas Hardy's novels was first serialised in abridged form as Hearts Insurgent?
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Correct answer: B. Jude the Obscure
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Jude the Obscure ran in Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1894–95) in bowdlerised form, first as 'The Simpletons' and then as 'Hearts Insurgent', before appearing complete in 1895.
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