A Pair of Blue Eyes

The Tinsley Brothers three-decker is the true first and is the first of Hardy's novels to carry his name on the title page — his earlier Desperate Remedies (1871) and Under the Greenwood Tree (1872) had appeared anonymously. It follows serialization in Tinsleys' Magazine (September 1872-July 1873). An American edition (Henry Holt, Leisure Hour Series) also appeared in 1873 but is later; the London edition is the true first.