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A Pair of Blue Eyes

Thomas Hardy

A Pair of Blue Eyes

Original publication
1873
Bilingual edition
June 12, 2026
Pages
803
Difficulty
★★☆
Genres
Romance
Translated from
English

About this book

Elfride, a lively and independent young woman, attracts the attention of Stephen, an ambitious man, and later Knight, who is more thoughtful and critical. Caught between her feelings and social expectations, she tries to navigate a world where appearances and judgment weigh heavily. Her romantic choices become a source of tension and misunderstanding. Through her journey, the novel explores illusions, regrets, and social constraints. The author offers a precise analysis of human relationships and the consequences of decisions made under pressure.

The benefits of the bilingual method with Line-by-line synced layout

Every line of the original has its translation directly beneath it, at the same height. You never lose your place: your eye drops one line and lands on exactly the sentence it just read. This is the layout that lets you open a book in a language you barely know without ever giving up, and compare the two texts almost word for word.

The excerpt shows the method using another book from the catalogue, not this one.

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