A Pair of Blue Eyes

by Thomas Hardy

Overview

Elfride finds herself caught in a battle between her heart, her mind and the expectations of her parents and society. The novel is notable for the strong parallels to Hardy and his first wife Emma Gifford. When Elfride's father finds that his guest and candidate for his daughter's hand, architect's assistant Stephen Smith, is the son of a mason, he immediately orders him to leave. This was the third of Hardy's novels to be published and the first to bear his name.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940000868607
Publisher:	B&R Samizdat Express
Publication date:	03/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	347,301
File size:	749 KB

About the Author

THOMAS HARDY (1840-1928) was recognized, and even revered, as the major literary figure of his time by his contemporaries. Most of his major novels are available in Penguin Classics.

Date of Birth:

June 2, 1840

Date of Death:

January 11, 1928

Place of Birth:

Higher Brockhampon, Dorset, England

Place of Death:

Max Gate, Dorchester, England

Education:

Served as apprentice to architect James Hicks

Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface		vii	(1)
Map of Hardy's Wessex		viii	(2)
Map of Locations in A Pair of Blue Eyes		x	(1)
Introduction		xi	(12)
Acknowledgements		xxiii	(1)
Note on the Text		xxiv	(3)
Select Bibliography		xxviii	(3)
A Chronology of Thomas Hardy		xxx
A PAIR OF BLUE EYES		1	(371)
Appendix		372	(2)
Explanatory Notes		374