"Desperate Remedies" by Thomas Hardy is a sensation novel published in 1871. Cytherea Graye, forced into service by poverty, must navigate forbidden love, dark family secrets, and dangerous deceptions. When she reluctantly marries the mysterious Aeneas Manston after his wife reportedly dies in a fire, shocking revelations emerge about murder, impersonation, and blackmail. Hardy's first published novel weaves gothic elements with Victorian intrigue, building to a climactic confrontation that will determine whether love can survive desperate circumstances. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 |
|---|---|
| Title | Desperate Remedies |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperate_Remedies |
| Credits | Produced by Les Bowler, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Lady's maids -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3044 |
| Release Date | Oct 2, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 52440 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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