Published February 2003
by Macmillan .
Written in English
Edition Notes
New Wessex Editions
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | 368 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL10494151M |
| ISBN 10 | 0333177649 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780333177648 |
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A Pair of Blue Eyes is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in , first serialised between September and July It was Hardy's third published novel, and the first not published anonymously upon its first book describes the love triangle of a young woman, Elfride Pages: With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. 'A Pair of Blue Eyes', though early in the sequence of Hardy's novels, is lively and gripping. Its dramatic cliff-hanging episode, for example, is at once tense, ironic, feministic and erotic. With settings in Wessex and London, the novel also has some strongly autobiographical features, as the blue 4/5(14). A Pair of Blue Eyes (Wordsworth Classics) by Thomas Hardy and a great selection of related books, Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Seller Inventory # GRP More information about this seller | Contact this seller A Pair of Blue Eyes (Classics) Thomas Hardy. So begins a tragic series of events culminating in a heart-wrenching climax steeped in the devastating romantic irony typical of Hardy. Published in and first serialized between September and July , A Pair of Blue Eyes was Hardy's third novel, but the first to bear his name on publication.
