A rector's daughter in rural Cornwall becomes entangled in a love triangle with an architect and a literary man amid Victorian class constraints.
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A rector's daughter in rural Cornwall becomes entangled in a love triangle with an architect and a literary man amid Victorian class constraints.
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Elfride Swancourt is the daughter of the Rector of Endelstow, a remote sea-swept parish in Corwall based on St Juliot, where Hardy began A Pair of Blue Eyes during the beginning of his courtship of his first wife, Emma. Blue-eyed and high-spirited, Elfride has little experience of the world beyond, and becomes entangled with two men: the boyish architect, Stephen Smith, and the older literary man, Henry Knight. The former friends become rivals, and Elfride faces an agonizing choice.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Central love triangle with romantic entanglements and social consequences; non-explicit Victorian treatment.
Violence & gore
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Tense literal cliff-hanging scene with no graphic injury or gore.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
Religious content
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Rector father, church restoration, and rural parish setting feature prominently.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonological content present.
Political content
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Examines Victorian social class structures and gender relations.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Rigid Victorian morality causes personal suffering and tragic misunderstandings.
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