Two on a Tower is a novel by Thomas Hardy. It is a love story set against the backdrop of astronomy and the stellar universe. Hardy contrasts small human lives with the vast cosmos, making it a worthwhile listen for its emotional depth and that contrast.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
This etext was prepared from the 1923 Macmillan edition by Les Bowler. TWO ON A TOWER by THOMAS HARDY. ‘Ah, my heart! her eyes and she Have taught thee new astrology. Howe’er Love’s native hours were set, Whatever starry synod met, ’Tis in the mercy of her eye, If poor Love shall live or die.’ Crashaw: Love’s Horoscope. WITH A MAP OF WESSEX. MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED ST. MARTIN’S STREET, LONDON 1923 COPYRIGHT First published by Macmillan and Co., Crown 8vo, 1902 Reprinted 1907, 1911, 1916, 1923 Pocket Edition 1906. Reprinted 1909, 1912, 1915, 1918 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923 Wessex Edition (8vo) 1912 Reprinted 1920 printed in great britain
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