Two On A Tower
Thomas Hardy.
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Description
Hardy sets this love story on a lonely tower where the stars are watched night after night. Swithin St Cleeve, a young astronomer, meets Lady Constantine, and their shared vigils under the sky turn into affection. A quotation from Crashaw on love's horoscope stands at the head of the book, and a map of Wessex marks its country.
The tower itself shapes the plot: a place apart, high above parish talk, where science and feeling meet. Class, marriage law, and a young man's hopes for his work press on the pair from below. Fate here works through small choices, not grand crimes, and tenderness carries more weight than villainy.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Thomas Hardy. |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 523 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |