{"product_id":"a-pair-of-blue-eyes","title":"A Pair of Blue Eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hardy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e A Pair of Blue Eyes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2009-04-15\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Elfride Swancourt is the daughter of the Rector of Endelstow, a remote sea-swept parish in Corwall based on St Juliot, where Hardy began A Pair of Blue Eyes during the beginning of his courtship of his first wife, Emma. Blue-eyed and high-spirited, Elfride has little experience of the world beyond, and becomes entangled with two men: the boyish architect, Stephen Smith, and the older literary man, Henry Knight. The former friends become rivals, and Elfride faces an agonizing choice.\u003cbr\u003eWritten at a crucial time in Hardy's life, A Pair of Blue Eyes expresses more directly than any of his novels the events and social forces that made him the writer he was. Elfride's dilemma mirrors the difficult decision Hardy himself had to make with this novel: to pursue the profession of architecture, where he was established, or literature, where he had yet to make his name. This updated edition contains a new introduction, bibliography, and chronology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199538492\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 0.9 Inches, Length: 7.6 Inches, Weight: 0.65477291814 Pounds, Width: 5 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Hardy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863277175091,"sku":"9780199538492","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/385313482259.jpg?v=1754193387","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/a-pair-of-blue-eyes","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}