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', 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.
- | Author: Thomas Hardy
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 26, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 626 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 1107036925
- | ISBN-13: 9781107036925
