"A Pair of Blue Eyes" by Thomas Hardy is a story during the late 1800s, showing the clashes of love and social position through the life of Elfride Swancourt, a girl trying to find her way through her feelings and connections in the English countryside. The story takes place among church repairs and the untamed areas of Wessex, mixing together the complexities of love and what society expects. We first meet Elfride as she gets ready to welcome Stephen Smith, a young architect coming to watch over the restoration of a church, revealing Elfride's innocence and curiosity. Their first meeting suggests a building tension, setting the stage for a budding romance that must overcome the limits placed upon them by their society, highlighting the difficulties of the heart and the complex structure of class and identity during this time.
A pair of blue eyes
By Thomas Hardy
In the English countryside, a young woman's innocence is tested as she finds herself caught between her heart's desires and the rigid expectations of society.
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About the AuthorThomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
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