Two on a Tower
by Thomas Hardy
- First published
- 1882
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Adultery
- Didactic fiction
- Love stories
- Social classes
- Wessex (England)
- Astronomical observatories
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #3146. Two on a Tower on Wikipedia.
