Two on a Tower (Everyman Hardy)

by ThomasHardy (Author)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $3.64

  Under solemn oath to lead a solitary life during her husband's absence, Lady Viviette Constantine is consumed by boredom and loneliness. Desire for something to do takes her to a lonely tower on her estate, where she finds the young astronomer Swithin St Cleeve.

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  Paperback
  1986

  $3.16

• New

  Paperback
  1999

  $11.96

  TWO ON A TOWER (1882) is a tale of star-crossed love in which Hardy sets the emotional lives of his two lovers against the background of the stellar universe. The unhappily married Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social decorum when she falls in love with Swithin St. Cleeve, an astronomer who is ten years her junior. Her husband's death leaves the lovers free to marry, but the discovery of a legacy forces them apart. This is Hardy's most complete treatment of the theme of love across the class and age divide and the fullest expression of his fascination with science and astronomy.