A Pair of Blue Eyes

Fiction & Literature, Classics
Cover of the book A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy, Pamela Dalziel, Penguin Books Ltd
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Author: Thomas Hardy, Pamela Dalziel ISBN: 9780141904412
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication: November 24, 2005
Imprint: Penguin Language: English
Author: Thomas Hardy, Pamela Dalziel
ISBN: 9780141904412
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication: November 24, 2005
Imprint: Penguin
Language: English

When Elfrise Swanston meets Stephen Smith she is attracted to his handsome face, gentle bearing and the sense of mystery which surrounds him. Although distressed to find that the mystery consists only in the humbleness of his origins, she remains true to their youthful vows. But societal pressures, and the advent of the superior Henry Knight, eventually displace her affections. Knight, however, proves to be an uncompromising moralist who, obsessed with fears about Elfride's sexual past, destroys her happiness.

Writing of the struggle between classes and sexes, Hardy drew heavily on his own relationships, and in the introduction, Pamela Dalziel discovers fascinating parallels between Hardy's life and his art.

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When Elfrise Swanston meets Stephen Smith she is attracted to his handsome face, gentle bearing and the sense of mystery which surrounds him. Although distressed to find that the mystery consists only in the humbleness of his origins, she remains true to their youthful vows. But societal pressures, and the advent of the superior Henry Knight, eventually displace her affections. Knight, however, proves to be an uncompromising moralist who, obsessed with fears about Elfride's sexual past, destroys her happiness.

Writing of the struggle between classes and sexes, Hardy drew heavily on his own relationships, and in the introduction, Pamela Dalziel discovers fascinating parallels between Hardy's life and his art.

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