A Pair of Blue Eyes

Name: A Pair of Blue Eyes
Author: Thomas Hardy
ISBN: 9781910343937

Author: Thomas Hardy
Series: Timeless Classic
Language: English
Length: 344 pages
ISBN: 9781910343937
Published: 15 August 2014
Imprint: Sovereign

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In "A Pair of Blue Eyes," Thomas Hardy weaves the tale of Elfride Swancourt, a young woman torn between two lovers in a story that predates modern romantic dramas. Elfride finds herself navigating the complexities of love and social expectation when she falls for Stephen Smith, a socially inferior architect, only to be later courted by the sophisticated Henry Knight. Set against the rugged backdrop of the English coast, Hardy explores themes of innocence, jealousy, and the constraints imposed by societal class, marking the novel with his signature blend of romance and tragedy.

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Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) gave English literature its most unforgettable tragic landscapes — the imagined county of Wessex, where heath, village, and market town hold the fate of ordinary lives. In Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Far from the Madding Crowd, he wrote characters undone by chance, desire, and the hard edges of Victorian society.

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