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A Pair Of Blue Eyes

A Pair Of Blue Eyes

Hardy, Thomas

Paperback

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1419102621
ISBN13: 9781419102622
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 396
Weight: 1.49
Height: 0.81 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
A Pair of Blue Eyes is a novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1873. The story follows the life of a young woman named Elfride Swancourt, who lives with her father in a remote part of England. Elfride falls in love with two men: Stephen Smith, a young architect who is working on a nearby church restoration project, and Henry Knight, an older man who is a writer. The novel explores the themes of love, class, and the conflict between tradition and modernity. As Elfride navigates her relationships with both men, she must confront the societal expectations and constraints that threaten to keep her from following her heart. The novel is notable for its vivid descriptions of the English countryside, as well as for its nuanced portrayal of female desire and agency. Overall, A Pair of Blue Eyes is a compelling and thought-provoking work of Victorian fiction.Bede's Inn has this peculiarity, that it faces, receives from, and discharges into a bustling thoroughfare speaking only of wealth and respectability, whilst its postern abuts on as crowded and poverty-stricken a network of alleys as are to be found anywhere in the metropolis. The moral consequences are, first, that those who occupy chambers in the Inn may see a great deal of shirtless humanity's habits and enjoyments.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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