Two on a Tower: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Two on a Tower is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928).
Catalogue synopsis
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"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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Two on a Tower
- Author credits: Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Adultery -- Fiction
- Astronomical observatories -- Fiction
- Didactic fiction
- Love stories
- Social classes -- Fiction
- Wessex (England) -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Novels
- Category: Romance
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