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Desperate Remedies

By: Thomas Hardy
Narrated by: George Hagan
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 Desperate Remedies is Thomas Hardy's first published work

Released in 1896, the story centers around young Cytherea Graye, who becomes a servant to Miss Auclyffe, a woman with a troubled past. There, she encounters Aeneas Manston, the incredibly handsome and charming steward of Miss Auclyffe. The anti-hero, Aeneas Manston, as physically alluring as he is evil, fascinates the innocent Cytherea though she is in love with another man. When he cannot seduce her, Manston resorts to deception, blackmail, bigamy, murder, and rape.

This compelling story raises the great questions underlying Hardy's major novels, including the injustice of the class system and the treatment of women.

Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928) was an English novelist and poet of the naturalist movement.

Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.

Public Domain (P)2009 RNIB Classics Historical Fiction Fiction
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Average Hardy,not a Classic.

Beware of more than a hundred unedited errors in the narration.I can't understand why they were not edited out,it makes it appear as though the narration was done on a cheap budget.The novel itself ,although it is not Hardy at his best,is interesting and listenable.

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