A Pair of Blue Eyes E-book Author: Thomas Hardy Genre: Literature
Hardy, Thomas(1840-1928) English novelist who initially wanted to be a
poet but turned to novel writing when he could not get his poems published.
Hardy, who wished to be remembered merely as "a good hand at a serial,"
returned to writing poetry after earning enough money to forego fiction.
A Pair of Blue Eyes (1873)
A sorrowful novel dealing with a young lady named Elfride
Swancourt, the daughter of Christopher Swancourt, a clergyman. The
work follows her involvements with Steven Smith, an architect, and
Henry Knight, a reviewer and essayist.
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