Project Gutenberg 2023-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 48 Rita 1860 1938 Humphreys, Eliza Margaret J. Gollan Humphreys, Mrs. Desmond Two bad blue eyes 2 bad blue eyes $aUnited Kingdom :$bWard, Lock & Co., Limited, $c1912. Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Al Haines "Two Bad Blue Eyes" by Rita is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Lauraine Douglas, a young woman on the brink of her wedding day, who finds herself torn between the expectations of society and lingering feelings for her old friend Keith Athelstone. As Lauraine navigates her emotions and the pressure from her mother and fiancé, the narrative explores themes of love, obligation, and the complex societal roles of women at the time. At the start of the novel, the scene is set on Lauraine's wedding day, capturing her bittersweet thoughts and apprehensions as she reflects on her past with Keith. Despite the beautiful surroundings and the excitement of the day, Lauraine feels a sense of unease, recalling her childhood friendship with Keith and questioning her true feelings for her upcoming marriage to Sir Francis. This tension is heightened when a letter from Keith arrives, stirring up emotions Lauraine thought she had buried. As she prepares for her nuptials, she grapples with her diminishing sense of autonomy and conflicting desires, setting the stage for the emotional turmoil that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230606194421humphreys 1912 GB en Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 546004 546006 2024-09-29T09:22:50.469233 2023-09-30T10:19:56.879360 text/html text/html 550578 2023-07-31T07:42:58 text/html 617200 2024-09-29T09:22:58.109215 application/epub+zip 617548 2024-09-29T09:22:51.804223 application/epub+zip 315743 2024-09-29T09:22:51.029236 application/epub+zip 750132 2024-09-29T09:23:03.243191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 710991 2024-09-29T09:22:57.631195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508823 508857 2024-09-29T09:22:49.311269 2023-09-30T10:19:55.917344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 508613 2023-07-10T19:29:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17307 2024-09-29T09:23:03.653151 application/rdf+xml 22162 2024-09-29T09:22:51.325225 image/jpeg 3783 2024-09-29T09:22:51.188250 image/jpeg 195321 2023-07-10T19:29:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 710315 2023-07-31T07:44:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 719033 2024-09-29T09:22:50.524256 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