Desperate Remedies
Cytherea Graye, orphaned and poor after her father falls from a church tower, takes a post as lady's maid to the imperious Miss Aldclyffe, who turns out to have known her father and to have reasons of her own for wanting the girl near her. Cytherea loves a young architect, Edward Springrove, but pressure from her employer pushes her toward the estate's new steward, Aeneas Manston, a man with a magnetic presence and a wife nobody has seen. A fire, a body, a disputed identity and a chase follow. Hardy's first published novel, issued anonymously in 1871, was written to the pattern of the sensation fiction then in fashion, and it is tighter and stranger than its reputation. Read it online in your browser on Vinteuil; the first chapter is free.
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Is Desperate Remedies in the public domain?
Yes. Desperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Desperate Remedies?
About 9 h 22 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Desperate Remedies?
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