A Pair of Blue Eyes (e-könyv)

Elfride finds herself caught in a battle between her heart, her mind and the expectations of her parents and society. The novel is notable for the strong parallels to Hardy and his first wife Emma Gifford. When Elfrides father finds that his guest and candidate for his daughters hand, architects assistant Stephen Smith, is the son of a mason, he immediately orders him to leave. This was the third of Hardys novels to be published and the first to bear his name.