Desperate remedies

The outer archives are busy

by Thomas Hardy, Tinsley Brothers, Bradbury, Evans & Co

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The anti-hero, Aeneas Manston, as physically alluring as he is evil, fascinates the innocent Cytherea, even though she is in love with another man. When he cannot seduce her, Manston resorts to deception, blackmail, bigamy, murder and rape to achieve his ends.

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