Desperate Remedies – Thomas Hardy – Desperate Remedies is the second novel by Thomas Hardy, albeit the first to be published. It was released anonymously by Tinsley Brothers in 1871.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.Desperate Remedies is the second novel by Thomas Hardy, albeit the first to be published.
It was released anonymously by Tinsley Brothers in 1871.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.
Thomas Hardy
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 506 ● ISBN 9783347630710 ● Dimensione 1.0 MB ● Età 60-17 anni ● Casa editrice tredition ● Città Ahrensburg ● Paese DE ● Pubblicato 2022 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 8378858 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale