"Two on a Tower" by Thomas Hardy is a novel published in 1882. Set in Victorian Dorset, it tells the story of Lady Constantine, an unhappily married aristocrat who falls in love with Swithin St. Cleeve, an astronomer ten years younger. Their forbidden romance unfolds against the vast backdrop of the stellar universe, exploring themes of class divide, age difference, and scientific fascination. Hardy sets their emotional lives against the immensity of the cosmos in this controversial tale that defied Victorian social norms. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 |
|---|---|
| Title | Two on a Tower |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_on_a_Tower |
| Credits | This etext was prepared from the 1923 Macmillan edition by Les Bowler |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Astronomical observatories -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3146 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2002 |
| Last Update | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 50297 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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