Desperate Remedies Hardback
by Thomas Hardy
Edited by Richard (Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario) Nemesvari
Part of the The Cambridge Edition of the Novels and Stories of Thomas Hardy series
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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.
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- Pages:626 pages, 3 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:15/08/2019
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- ISBN:9781107036925
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:626 pages, 3 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:15/08/2019
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- ISBN:9781107036925
