02407cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324000330014324500240017626400510020030000470025133600260029833700260032433800360035050000310038650800460041752012790046353400470174265300210178965300510181065300320186165300390189365300250193270000450195785600430200270890UtSlPG20260610134635.0mcr n260607r20231968utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPR1 aHardy, Thomas,d1840-192812aA pair of blue eyes. Finnish10aSininen silmäpari 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-06-01  aJohanna Kankaanpää and Tapio Riikonen  a"Sininen silmäpari" by Thomas Hardy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces Elfride Swancourt, a young woman characterized by her deep yet surface-level emotions, and explores her life and interactions against a backdrop of social expectations and personal struggles. As she navigates her sheltered existence, the narrative hints at themes of love and identity, particularly through her encounters with male characters like the newcomer Stephen Smith, a young man with a mysterious background.  The opening of "Sininen silmäpari" focuses on Elfride and her home life, setting up a backdrop of domesticity and understated tensions. It introduces her father, Mr. Swancourt, who is bedridden due to an illness, and the young visitor, Stephen, who arrives amidst this domestic turmoil. Elfride's mix of curiosity and apprehension about the visiting stranger reveals her sheltered upbringing and immaturity, while her internal conflicts and keen observations hint at her deeper emotional state. As she tries to manage her father's expectations while meeting Stephen, the groundwork is laid for potential romantic developments and explorations of societal norms that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cFinland: WSOY, 1968  aDidactic fiction  aTriangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction  aWessex (England) -- Fiction  aSeparation (Psychology) -- Fiction  aElopement -- Fiction1 aHollo, J. A.q(Juho Aukusti),d1885-196740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70890