Desperate Remedies
by Thomas Hardy
- First published
- 1871
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Young women
- Love stories
- Wessex (England)
- Lady's maids
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #3044. Desperate Remedies on Wikipedia.
