Desperate Remedies
Author(s): Thomas Hardy; Patricia Ingham (Editor)
First published in 1871, Thomas Hardy's Desperate Remedies, is a tale of murder. More than that, it is a tale of blackmail, bigamy and lies. And yet, under the delicate touch of a true poet, it becomes still more than that again. Desperate Remedies is, in the author's own words, a story of 'mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity' and, as such, it is a fine example of the of the Victorian 'sensation' novel. However, in his perceptive examination of class and his society's attitudes towards women, Hardy's first published work become more than just a 'ripping yarn'; it becomes a true classic.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Oxford University Press
- : 0.32
- : 26 February 2009
- : 2 Centimeters X 12.9 Centimeters X 19.6 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Thomas Hardy; Patricia Ingham (Editor)
- : Paperback
- : English
- : FIC
- : 464