Desperate Remedies is Hardy's first book, which he published anonymously. It foreshadows many of Hardy's favorite themes including the predominant role played by nature in all of his work. It tells the story of a lady's maid who marries a charismatic...
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Desperate Remedies is Hardy's first book, which he published anonymously. It foreshadows many of Hardy's favorite themes including the predominant role played by nature in all of his work. It tells the story of a lady's maid who marries a charismatic and manipulative steward only to discover her true love was free to marry. And that her husbands first wife still lives
Title; Contents; Prefatory Note; I - The Events of Thirty Years; II - The Events of a Fortnight; III - The Events of Eight Days; IV - The Events of One Day; V - The Events of One Day; VI - The Events of Twelve Hours; VII - The Events of Eighteen Days; VIII - The Events of Eighteen Days; IX - The Events of Ten Weeks; X - The Events of a Day and Night; XI - The Events of Five Days; XII - The Events of Ten Months; XIII - The Events of One Day; XIV - The Events of Five Weeks; XV - The Events of Three Weeks; XVI - The Events of One Week; XVII - The Events of One Day
XVIII - The Events of Three DaysXIX - The Events of a Day and Night; XX - The Events of Three Hours; XXI - The Events of Eighteen Hours; Sequel;