Written in 1882, and set in the author's beloved West Country, `Two on a Tower' is one of Hardy's earliest works. This fast moving story combines tragedy, romance and humour in a convoluted tale of human relationships. It also reflects Hardy's interest in the stars and astronomy. Lonely Viviette Constantine awaits the return of her husband from a hunting expedition to Africa. She becomes involved with a young astronomer, Swithin St.Cleeve, who observes the night sky from a disused tower on her estate. Despite their differing ages and social backgrounds they soon find their destinies linked - but with fateful consequences

Collection	Narrator	Length
Victorian	Peter Joyce	9 hrs 15 mins

Media	Compact Disc	Audio Tape
Media Qty	10	6
Audio Format	CD-DA	Analogue
Book Code	VI-112CD	VI-112TA
ISBN	978 1 86015 001 2	978 1 86015 457 7
Price	£25.99	£19.99

Thomas Hardy (1840 –1928) was a British novelist, short story writer, and poet. Thomas Hardy was born east of Dorchester in Dorset. His father was a stonemason and local builder. His mother was ambitious and well-read, supplementing his formal education, which ended at the age of 16 when he became apprenticed to a local architect. Hardy's work takes place in the "partly-real, partly-dream" county of Wessex, which is named after the Anglo-Saxon kingdom that existed in the area. The landscape was modelled on the real counties of Berkshire, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire, with fictional places based on real locations. He captured the epoch just before the railways and the industrial revolution changed the English countryside. His works are pessimistic and bitterly ironic, and his writing is rough but capable of immense power. Hardy had an eye for poignant detail. He was disgusted with the public reception of two of his greatest works and he gave up writing novels altogether.

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