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.
| ISBN: | 9781107036925 |
| Publication date: | 15th August 2019 |
| Author: | Thomas Hardy |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 626 pages |
| Series: | The Cambridge Edition of the Novels and Stories of Thomas Hardy |
| Genres: |
Literary reference works Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |
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.
Desperate Remedies features in the following genres: Literary reference works, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
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Desperate Remedies was written by Thomas Hardy and published by Cambridge University Press
Desperate Remedies has 626 pages
Yes it is part of The Cambridge Edition of the Novels and Stories of Thomas Hardy series