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A Pair of Blue Eyes

by Thomas Hardy

The book describes the love triangle between a young woman, Elfride Swancourt, and her two suitors from very different backgrounds. Stephen Smith is a socially inferior but ambitious young man who adores her and with whom she shares a country background. Henry Knight is the respectable, established, older man who represents London society.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1873

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Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially, he gained fame as the author of novels such as Far from t...

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14 - Chapter XIV
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15 - Chapter XV
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27 - Chapter XXVII
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28 - Chapter XXVIII
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29 - Chapter XXIX
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30 - Chapter XXX
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