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 |
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Literary reference works Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |