Desperate Remedies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781987583397)

Hardy's first published novel, Desperate Remedies (1871), a piece of sensation fiction that encompasses illegitimacy, murder, blackmail, impersonation, and bigamy, was originally published anonymously. Written while, in Hardy's own words, he was 'feeling his way to a method', it nonetheless contains early examples of the kinds of extreme situations and emotions that continued to play a significant role in his later plots. As part of The Cambridge Edition of the Novels and Stories of Thomas Hardy, this edition of the novel provides an authoritative text; full scholarly apparatus that allows the reader to trace Hardy's creative process; an introductory essay discussing the work's composition, publication, and critical reception; and comprehensive explanatory notes.

Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN-10: 1987583396
ISBN-13: 9781987583397
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/14/2018
Pages: 178
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.38d