Desperate Remedies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781974238798)

Described by Hardy as a tale of "mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity", his first published novel violated the literary decorum of its day with blackmail, murder, and romance. It relates the story of Cytherea, a maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer Miss Aldclyffe, and the man she loves, Edward Springrove. Upon discovering that Edward is already engaged, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's fascinating, manipulative steward, Manston

Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN-10: 1974238792
ISBN-13: 9781974238798
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/12/2017
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.88d