a little vision of hell

The man's girlfriend pretends to be pregnant so that he'll marry her. They come to hate each other. They raise a pig and when the butcher is late, slaughter it themselves. After that she starts throwing his books around the house

'Leave my books alone!' he said. 'You might have thrown them aside if you had liked, but as to soiling them like that, it is disgusting!' In the operation of making lard Arabella's hands had become smeared with the hot grease, and her fingers consequently left very perceptible imprints on the book-covers. She continued deliberately to toss the books severally upon the floor, till Jude, incensed beyond bearing, caught her by the arms to make her leave off.

Jude the Obscure is off to a great start.