| Desperate Remedies: The Wessex Novels V12 Contributor(s): Hardy, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 054805987X ISBN-13: 9780548059876 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $53.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: "Desperate Remedies" (1871) is Thomas Hardy's first published novel. After a failed attempt at satire, Hardy turned his talents to writing romances, and thus his first three novels are romances -- very different from his later, darker Wessex novels. "Desperate Remedies" tells the story of Cytherea Gray, who becomes as lady's maid, although she is in love with Edward Springrove, who is already engaged to marry another young woman. Cytherea then makes a misalliance with the dreadful and possibly murderous Aeneas Manston. With suspense, Aeneas' villainy and treachery are finally revealed, with happy results for Cytherea and Edward. Far different in tone from Hardy's later novels, "Desperate Remedies" has more Gothic suspense than brooding depression. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6" W x 9" (1.93 lbs) 484 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |