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Summary
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.
Author Notes
Thomas Hardy was born on June 2, 1840, in Higher Bockhampton, England. The eldest child of Thomas and Jemima, Hardy studied Latin, French, and architecture in school. He also became an avid reader.
Upon graduation, Hardy traveled to London to work as an architect's assistant under the guidance of Arthur Bloomfield. He also began writing poetry. How I Built Myself a House, Hardy's first professional article, was published in 1865. Two years later, while still working in the architecture field, Hardy wrote the unpublished novel The Poor Man and the Lady. During the next five years, Hardy penned Desperate Remedies, Under the Greenwood Tree, and A Pair of Blue Eyes. In 1873, Hardy decided it was time to relinquish his architecture career and concentrate on writing full-time.
In September 1874, his first book as a full-time author, Far from the Madding Crowd, appeared serially. After publishing more than two dozen novels, one of the last being Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Hardy returned to writing poetry--his first love. Hardy's volumes of poetry include Poems of the Past and Present, The Dynasts: Part One, Two, and Three, Time's Laughingstocks, and The Famous Tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall.
From 1885 until his death, Hardy lived in Dorchester, England. His house, Max Gate, was designed by Hardy, who also supervised its construction. Hardy died on January 11, 1928. His ashes are buried in Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Table of Contents
Oxford World's Classics | p. ii |
Acknowledgements | p. vi |
General Editor'S PREFACE | p. vii |
Introduction | p. xi |
Note On The Text | p. xxiv |
Select Bibliography | p. xxix |
Preface | p. 3 |
Chapter I p. 5 | |
Chapter II p. 16 | |
Chapter III p. 25 | |
Chapter IV p. 29 | |
Chapter V p. 39 | |
Chapter VI p. 46 | |
Chapter VII p. 52 | |
Chapter VIII p. 59 | |
Chapter IX p. 65 | |
Chapter X p. 72 | |
Chapter XI p. 76 | |
Chapter XII p. 80 | |
Chapter XIII p. 86 | |
Chapter XIV p. 92 | |
Chapter XV p. 99 | |
Chapter XVI p. 106 | |
Chapter XVII p. 113 | |
Chapter XVIII p. 117 | |
Chapter XIX p. 125 | |
Chapter XX p. 134 | |
Chapter XXI p. 138 | |
Chapter XXII p. 143 | |
Chapter XXIII p. 150 | |
Chapter XXIV p. 156 | |
Chapter XXV p. 161 | |
Chapter XXVI p. 169 | |
Chapter XXVII p. 174 | |
Chapter XXVIII p. 181 | |
Chapter XXX p. 195 | |
Chapter XXXI p. 202 | |
Chapter XXXII p. 206 | |
Chapter XXXIII p. 213 | |
Chapter XXXIV p. 218 | |
Chapter XXXV p. 226 | |
Chapter XXXVI p. 234 | |
Chapter XXXVII p. 240 | |
Chapter Xxxix p. 254 | |
Chapter XL p. 262 | |
Chapter XLI p. 268 | |
Textual Notes | p. 282 |
Explanatory Notes | p. 292 |