Project Gutenberg 2008-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 1110 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.) Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Didactic fiction Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction Wessex (England) -- Fiction Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction Elopement -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 835488 2025-08-01T04:43:39.630594 text/html 842113 2023-04-11T00:14:08 text/html 433808 2025-08-01T04:43:50.638532 application/epub+zip 435439 2025-08-01T04:43:41.928795 application/epub+zip 435438 2025-08-01T04:43:40.502609 application/epub+zip 681573 2025-08-01T04:43:57.379520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654158 2025-08-01T04:43:49.798557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631411 2022-09-01T04:55:16.625976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789048 2025-08-01T04:43:38.560578 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 788840 2023-04-11T00:20:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19498 2025-08-01T04:43:57.526487 application/rdf+xml 12525 2025-08-01T04:43:41.022569 image/jpeg 3274 2025-08-01T04:43:40.763569 image/jpeg 303458 2023-04-11T00:20:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 308599 2023-04-11T00:21:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 373945 2025-08-01T04:43:39.698591 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia