Desperate Remedies

ISBN-13: 9781517170950 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 432 str.

Thomas Hardy

Opis

Described by Hardy as a tale of "mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity," his first published novel violated the literary decorum of its day with blackmail, murder, and romance. It relates the story of Cytherea, a maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer Miss Aldclyffe, and the man she loves, Edward Springrove. Upon discovering that Edward is already engaged, Cytherea comes under the influence of Miss Aldclyffe's fascinating, manipulative steward, Manston.