Language: English
Published in: 1874
Categorie(s): Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Thrillers
Word count: 139,597 words (≈ about 9 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3044
Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA.
Described by Hardy as a tale of "mystery, entanglement, surprise and moral obliquity", his first published novel violated the literary decorum of its day with blackmail, murder, and romance. It relates the story of Cytherea, a maid to the eccentric arch-intriguer Miss Aldclyffe, and the man she loves, Edward… (more)
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