Penguin Classics Two on a Tower, (Paperback)

from la2bkk

As always, Hardy's style is very user friendly. Two on a Tower is no exception. This was a simple and straightforward work in many ways. No unnecessary characters or detail, just an enjoyable story about the trials and tribulations of two lovers from very different backgrounds, both in terms of s...

from gypsysmom

I enjoyed this lesser known work of Thomas Hardy but the ending was quite a shock. In this book Hardy is starting to get into the more tragic works he is better known for. Lady Constantine has been abandoned by her husband who decided to go hunting in Africa a few years ago. He seems to be quite ...

from PhilSyphe

"Two on a Tower" is one of my favourite Hardy novels. I'm reviewing this six years after I read it, so can't offer an in-depth account, but I intend to give it a second look some day. What I do remember is another tragic love story, written like only Hardy could write. Definitely worth a read.

from

I read Two on a tower within two days and enjoyed it thoroughly. The story is simple: a love affair between an older woman and a handsome younger man. There is not too much of an age difference between them in today's terms, the man Swithin St Cleve, just 20, Viviette Constantine, 28. What wonder...

from dirkjohnson

Hardy, of course, needs no review. But Michael Kitchen deserves credit for his fine reading of this tale.