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Cytherea has taken a position as lady's maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer Miss Aldclyffe. On discovering that the man she loves, Edward Springrove, is already engaged to his cousin, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's fascinating, manipulative steward Manston... Read Full Overview

Hardy's first published work, Desperate Remedies moves the sensation novel into new territory. The anti-hero, Aeneas Manston, as physically alluring as he is evil, even fascinates the innocent Cytherea, though she is in love with another man. When he cannot seduce her, Manston... Read Full Overview

"The beautiful things of the earth become more dear as they elude pursuit."

Thomas Hardy (2nd June 1840 - 11th January 1928), celebrated poet and writer, was born in a modest thatched cottage near Dorchester in the West Country, to a builder father. His mother came from a line... Read Full Overview

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',... Read Full Overview

In the long and intricately inwrought chain of circumstance which renders worthy of record some experiences of Cytherea Graye, Edward Springrove, and others, the first event directly influencing the issue was a Christmas visit. In the above-mentioned year, 1835, Ambrose Graye,... Read Full Overview

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,... Read Full Overview

Desperate Remedies is a novel written by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1871. The story is set in the mid-19th century and follows the lives of two cousins, Cytherea Graye and Owen Graye, who have recently lost their father and are now struggling to make ends meet. Cytherea... Read Full Overview

Desperate Remedies: The Wessex Novels V12 is a novel written by acclaimed English author, Thomas Hardy. It is the twelfth book in the Wessex Novels series and was first published in 1871. The story is set in the fictional town of Budmouth, which is based on the real town of Weymouth... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

Desperate Remedies is a novel written by Thomas Hardy that was first published in 1871. The story is set in the fictional town of Budmouth, which is based on the real town of Weymouth in Dorset, England. The plot revolves around the lives of two young women, Cytherea Graye and... Read Full Overview