Project Gutenberg 2008-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 466 Hardy, Thomas 1840 1928 A pair of blue eyes Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pair_of_Blue_Eyes John Hamm "A Pair of Blue Eyes" by Thomas Hardy is a novel written during the late 19th century. This work explores themes of love and social class through the experiences of Elfride Swancourt, a young woman navigating her emotions and relationships in a rural English setting. The story is set against the backdrop of church restoration and the wild landscapes of Wessex, interweaving the intricacies of love and societal expectations. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Elfride, a twenty-year-old girl, who possesses a depth of emotion but lacks social sophistication. As her father, the parish vicar, is laid up with illness, Elfride prepares to host Stephen Smith, a young architect sent to oversee the restoration of a local church. The beginning paints a picture of Elfride's character—innocent, curious, and somewhat naive—as she contemplates the arrival of Stephen with both excitement and trepidation. Their first meeting hints at a brewing tension, setting the stage for the developing romantic intrigue amidst the constraints of their social surroundings. As Elfride grapples with her feelings in this remote part of England, Hardy begins to weave a tale that explores not just the heart, but also the complex web of class and identity in the 19th-century English society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Didactic fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Wessex (England) -- Fiction Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction Elopement -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 835343 835653 2024-09-01T04:47:38.849315 2023-10-01T04:39:05.012464 text/html text/html 842113 2023-04-11T00:14:08 text/html 413209 2024-09-01T04:47:49.874252 application/epub+zip 415089 2024-09-01T04:47:40.590278 application/epub+zip 415089 2024-09-01T04:47:39.584303 application/epub+zip 658944 2024-09-01T04:47:57.208193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631477 2024-09-01T04:47:49.126211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631411 2022-09-01T04:55:16.625976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789048 789076 2024-09-01T04:47:37.442313 2023-10-01T04:39:03.757481 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 788840 2023-04-11T00:20:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19141 2024-09-01T04:47:57.359177 application/rdf+xml 12552 2024-09-01T04:47:39.962279 image/jpeg 3281 2024-09-01T04:47:39.772252 image/jpeg 303458 2023-04-11T00:20:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 308599 2023-04-11T00:21:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 355559 2024-09-01T04:47:38.920344 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia