'A Pair of Blue Eyes' is a novel written by-

Thomas Hardy was a Pessimistic Novelist. His famous novels are Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Far From the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, The Poor Man and The Lady, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Jude the Obscure, The Trumpet Major, A Pair of Blue Eyes, Under the Greenwood Tree.
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