Desperate remedies originally published, London : Tinsley Bros., 1871.
"Though an unconnected course of adventure is what most frequently occurs in nature, yet the province of the romance-writer being artificial, there is more required from him than a mere compliance withe the simplicity of reality.--Sir Walter Scott"--t.p.
Desperate remedies by Thomas Hardy. ISBN 9781840226348. Published by Wordsworth Editions in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.