HARDY, Thomas.
Desperate Remedies. [and] Far from the Madding Crowd.
Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company , .
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Alpha Library Editions of Thomas Hardy's Desperate Remedies and Far from the Madding Crowd
Alpha Library editions of Thomas Hardy's famous works. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles, top edges gilt. In very good condition.
Thomas Hardy, a prominent Victorian novelist and poet, is known for his exploration of fate, social constraints, and rural life in England. His first published novel, Desperate Remedies (1871), blends sensation fiction with elements of Gothic mystery, marking an experimental departure from the more realist works that would define his later career. In contrast, Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) established Hardy’s reputation, introducing the fictional region of Wessex and emphasizing themes of love, independence, and the harsh realities of rural existence.
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