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The Book Trunk is an independent book-shop located in Galway (Ireland) since 2006, offering the best prices on a large catalogue of collectible, antiquarian, rare and used books in a variety of subjects. We specialize in first editions, Irish interest and hard-to-find items.
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A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy
1923, Macmillan and Co., London, 453 pages, with a map of Wessex, brow cloth, gilt decorations to front and spine, fair condition, browing pages.
‘A violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting, The perfume and suppliance of a minute; No more.’
In this compelling tale of love and deceit Thomas Hardy depicts a society in which women are punished for their indiscretions rather than rewarded for their capacity to love. Clearly based on Hardy’s relationships with his family, his fiancee, and his closest male friend, this story of a classic love triangle explores how the lovers fall victim, in different ways, to society’s assumptions about class and gender.
Despite the disapproval of friends and family, Elfride Swancourt remains devoted to the handsome, gentle Stephen Smith when his humble origins are revealed. Her attraction to Henry Knight, a man of superior intellect and higher social standing, however, gradually undermines her love and loyalty. But Knight’s moral code does not allow for a woman’s indiscretions; obsessed with suspicions about Elfride’s sexual past, Knight is unable to accept and forgive her.
