A Pair of Blue Eyes
by Thomas Hardy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible - Good
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
A Pair of Blue Eyes is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published in 1873. The book describes the love triangle among 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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Details
- Bookseller
- Wonder Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MA06A-07457
- Title
- A Pair of Blue Eyes
- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Henry Holt and Company
Terms of Sale
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