A PAIR OF BLUE EYES By Thomas Hardy dramatised for radio in three parts by Jane Beeson
The autobiographical nature of this early novel caused much intrigue when it was first published. Set on the wild Cornish coast; where Hardy courted his first wife, it tells the story of Elfride, the beautiful daughter of a local parson, whose fate it is to be loved by two very different men. Her first suitor is a young architect working on her father's church, but a mystery surrounds his past which when revealed is to cause her much anguish.
1: Her first suitor is a young architect working on her father's church, but a mystery surrounds his past which when revealed is to cause her much anguish.
2: After their unsuccessful attempt to elope and marry in London, Elfride and Stephen part with the hope that when he is rich and successful her father will agree to the match. Elfride brokenly returns to her home only to discover that her father has secretly remarried. Her life with her new stepmother brings her into contact with Stephen's mentor, Henry Knight. Unable to talk to him about the past, she finds herself falling in love with this esteemed man of letters.
A Pair of Blue Eyes
3: Since their accidental encounter with her old love Stephen in the church, Elfride is painfully resolved to tell Henry Knight the truth about her past. Yet she cannot bring herself to do so - frightened by what she expects his reaction to be and desperate for just one more day's happiness. But her procrastination is to be her downfall....
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