{"product_id":"a-pair-of-blue-eyes-wordsworth-classics-wordsworth-collection-1853262773","title":"A Pair of Blue Eyes (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1853262773\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thomas Hardy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy. 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-eyed heroine, Elfride Swancourt, is based largely on Emma Gifford, who became Thomas Hardy s first wife. Elfride's vivacious nature attracts several lovers, but she is beset by sexual prejudice, and the ensuing ironies reveal the constraints of her times. A Pair of Blue Eyes provides an engaging and moving experience for today s readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52092520890656,"sku":"NEW1853262773","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/a-pair-of-blue-eyes-wordsworth-classics-wordsworth-collection-1853262773","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}