Free Books Online Two on a Tower

Two on a Tower

Thomas Hardy

Paperback | Pages: 324 pages

Rating: 3.71 | 2924 Users | 197 Reviews

Specify Epithetical Books Two on a Tower

Title	:	Two on a Tower
Author	:	Thomas Hardy
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 324 pages
Published	:	November 12th 2006 by Hesperides Press (first published 1882)
Categories	:	Classics. Fiction. Literature. 19th Century. Romance. Historical. Victorian. European Literature. British Literature

Narration As Books Two on a Tower

Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social decorum when she falls in love with the beautiful youth Swithin St Cleeve, her social inferior and ten years her junior. The tower in question is a monument converted into an astronomical observatory where together the lovers 'sweep the heavens'. Science and romance are destined to collide, however, as work, ambition and the pressures of the outside world intrude upon the pair. In what Sally Shuttleworth calls 'a drama of oppositions and conflicts', Hardy's story sets male desire against female constancy, and 'describes an arc across the horizon of late nineteenth-century social and cultural concerns: sexuality, class, history, science and religion'.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Describe Books During Two on a Tower

Original Title:	Two on a Tower
ISBN:	140673487X (ISBN13: 9781406734874)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Viviette Constantine, Swithin St. Cleeve, Louis Glanville, Tabitha Lark, Bishop Helmsdale
Setting:	England

Rating Epithetical Books Two on a Tower

Ratings: 3.71 From 2924 Users | 197 Reviews

Notice Epithetical Books Two on a Tower

I really liked this book about the forbidden love between Swithin, the 20 year old astronomer and Viviette, the much older woman of 29. The story is short in length but takes many different twists and turns making it a fun (maybe not quite the right word) and easy read. Although the author's writing could be quite descriptive, and sometimes lost on me, I also found him to be contemporary at the same time with mini cliffhangers drawing you so easily from one chapter to the next.

Definitely closer to 4 stars than 3. The shock value of an ending was absurd that I actually laughed..."aah classic Hardy!" It is beautifully written and I liked the prevailing theme of how small our lives are in comparison to the scale of the universe which surpasses our knowledge.

I want to share just a bit of prose from this novel by Thomas Hardy. Its a scene late at night at the height of a violent wind storm and Lady Constantine and Swithin (the protagonists) are atop the old tower trying to perform some astronomical observation:Under any other circumstances Lady Constantine might have felt a nameless fear in thus sitting aloft on a lonely column, with a forest groaning under her feet, and Paleolithic dead men feeding its rooms; but the passionate decision stirred her

Well that ending was dramatic af. But then again it's Hardy, I should be glad no children commit suicide in this one

(view spoiler)[ Bettie's Books (hide spoiler)]

DESCRIPTION: In this novel, set in Wessex, the rich Lady Constantine lives a boring existence, also a chaste one, forced on her by an absent husband who may indeed be dead. But then she meets young Swithin, a naively ambitious astronomer, who shares with her his passion for the stars. MY REVIEW: One of the reasons I love this story is that the characters were incredibly unique for their era. The main female lead (Lady Constantine) is ten years senior to the male lead (Swithin). The other element

(4.5 rounded up, because I just enjoyed it that much.) In Welland is situated a memorial tower in a prehistoric wilderness. The tower stands in between Welland House, where neglected wife Viviette Constantine lives, and Welland Bottom, the dwelling of young, orphaned aspiring astronomer Swithin St. Cleeve. When Lady Constantine offers the tower and other resources for Swithin's astrological observations, she finds herself drawn to him, despite her absent (and unkind) husband, and the difference