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The plot concerns two – literally star-crossed – lovers: Swithin St. Cleeve, a very young amateur astronomer, and Viviette Constantine, an unhappily married and abandoned woman 8 or 9 years his senior. Each night...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Two On A Tower by Thomas Hardy.  <br />The plot concerns two – literally star-crossed – lovers: Swithin St. Cleeve, a very young amateur astronomer, and Viviette Constantine, an unhappily married and abandoned woman 8 or 9 years his senior. Each night Swithin climbs the old tower of the title, in the grounds of the Constantine estate. Lady Constantine, whose husband has been absent some years on an extended hunting and exploring journey to Africa, joins the young man in his stargazing, and supports his astronomical ambitions by buying him equipment, though his dreams of scientific renown are disappointed. Their relationship then deepens and takes several twists and turns.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Fiction"/><itunes:category text="Fiction"><itunes:category text="Drama"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>b9e81865-2fe5-5983-b085-60c9a1bcf99b</podcast:guid><itunes:type>serial</itunes:type><item><title>00 - Preface.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/00-preface--75553424</link><description><![CDATA[00 - Preface.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75553424</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:26:16 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75553424/twoonatower_00_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="1393466" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>00 - Preface.  
"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....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[00 - Preface.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>175</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>01 - Chapter 01.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/01-chapter-01--75565009</link><description><![CDATA[01 - Chapter 01.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565009</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:21:50 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565009/twoonatower_01_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="10575823" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>01 - Chapter 01.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[01 - Chapter 01.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1322</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>02 - Chapter 02.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/02-chapter-02--75565041</link><description><![CDATA[02 - Chapter 02.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565041</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:23:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565041/twoonatower_02_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="8297736" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>02 - Chapter 02.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[02 - Chapter 02.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1038</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>03 - Chapter 03.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/03-chapter-03--75565068</link><description><![CDATA[03 - Chapter 03.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565068</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:25:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565068/twoonatower_03_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="4313540" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>03 - Chapter 03.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[03 - Chapter 03.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>540</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>04 - Chapter 04.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/04-chapter-04--75565083</link><description><![CDATA[04 - Chapter 04.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565083</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:27:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565083/twoonatower_04_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="10305403" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>04 - Chapter 04.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[04 - Chapter 04.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1289</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>05 - Chapter 05.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/05-chapter-05--75565094</link><description><![CDATA[05 - Chapter 05.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565094</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:28:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565094/twoonatower_05_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="6625900" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>05 - Chapter 05.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[05 - Chapter 05.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>829</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>06 - Chapter 06.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/06-chapter-06--75565111</link><description><![CDATA[06 - Chapter 06.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565111</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:30:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565111/twoonatower_06_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="5936267" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>06 - Chapter 06.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[06 - Chapter 06.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>742</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>07 - Chapter 07.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/07-chapter-07--75565147</link><description><![CDATA[07 - Chapter 07.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565147</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:33:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565147/twoonatower_07_thomshardy_64kb.mp3" length="6607927" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>07 - Chapter 07.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[07 - Chapter 07.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>826</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>08 - Chapter 08.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/08-chapter-08--75565158</link><description><![CDATA[08 - Chapter 08.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565158</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:35:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565158/twoonatower_08_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="6133962" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>08 - Chapter 08.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[08 - Chapter 08.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>767</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>09 - Chapter 09.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/09-chapter-09--75565183</link><description><![CDATA[09 - Chapter 09.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565183</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:38:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565183/twoonatower_09_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="7101328" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>09 - Chapter 09.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[09 - Chapter 09.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>888</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>10 - Chapter 10.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-chapter-10--75565195</link><description><![CDATA[10 - Chapter 10.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565195</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:39:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565195/twoonatower_10_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="3939050" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>10 - Chapter 10.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[10 - Chapter 10.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>493</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>11 - Chapter 11.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-chapter-11--75565235</link><description><![CDATA[11 - Chapter 11.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565235</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:43:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565235/twoonatower_11_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="3644807" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>11 - Chapter 11.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[11 - Chapter 11.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>456</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>12 - Chapter 12.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-chapter-12--75565258</link><description><![CDATA[12 - Chapter 12.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565258</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:45:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565258/twoonatower_12_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="5857483" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>12 - Chapter 12.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[12 - Chapter 12.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>733</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>13 - Chapter 13.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-chapter-13--75565271</link><description><![CDATA[13 - Chapter 13.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565271</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:47:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565271/twoonatower_13_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="5548402" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>13 - Chapter 13.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[13 - Chapter 13.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>694</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>14 - Chapter 14.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-chapter-14--75565297</link><description><![CDATA[14 - Chapter 14.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565297</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:49:32 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565297/twoonatower_14_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="7137065" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>14 - Chapter 14.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[14 - Chapter 14.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>893</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>15 - Chapter 15.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-chapter-15--75565311</link><description><![CDATA[15 - Chapter 15.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565311</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:51:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565311/twoonatower_15_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="6438655" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>15 - Chapter 15.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[15 - Chapter 15.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>805</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>16 - Chapter 16.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-chapter-16--75565326</link><description><![CDATA[16 - Chapter 16.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565326</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:52:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565326/twoonatower_16_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="6633215" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>16 - Chapter 16.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[16 - Chapter 16.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>830</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>17 - Chapter 17.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-chapter-17--75565342</link><description><![CDATA[17 - Chapter 17.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565342</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:54:22 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565342/twoonatower_17_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="3845427" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>17 - Chapter 17.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[17 - Chapter 17.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>481</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>18 - Chapter 18.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-chapter-18--75565360</link><description><![CDATA[18 - Chapter 18.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565360</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:56:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565360/twoonatower_18_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="7221701" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>18 - Chapter 18.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[18 - Chapter 18.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>903</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>19 - Chapter 19.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19-chapter-19--75565372</link><description><![CDATA[19 - Chapter 19.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565372</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:58:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565372/twoonatower_19_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="8425424" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>19 - Chapter 19.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[19 - Chapter 19.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1054</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>20 - Chapter 20.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-chapter-20--75565389</link><description><![CDATA[20 - Chapter 20.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565389</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:59:48 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565389/twoonatower_20_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="3349101" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>20 - Chapter 20.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[20 - Chapter 20.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>419</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>21 - Chapter 21.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-chapter-21--75565404</link><description><![CDATA[21 - Chapter 21.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565404</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:01:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565404/twoonatower_21_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="4153045" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>21 - Chapter 21.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[21 - Chapter 21.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>519</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>22 - Chapter 22.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/22-chapter-22--75565428</link><description><![CDATA[22 - Chapter 22.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565428</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:03:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565428/twoonatower_22_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="6399994" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>22 - Chapter 22.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[22 - Chapter 22.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>800</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>23 - Chapter 23.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/23-chapter-23--75565451</link><description><![CDATA[23 - Chapter 23.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565451</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:04:31 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565451/twoonatower_23_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="5261682" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>23 - Chapter 23.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[23 - Chapter 23.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>658</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>24 - Chapter 24.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/24-chapter-24--75565465</link><description><![CDATA[24 - Chapter 24.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565465</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:06:03 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565465/twoonatower_24_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="4567661" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>24 - Chapter 24.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[24 - Chapter 24.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>571</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>25 - Chapter 25.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/25-chapter-25--75565499</link><description><![CDATA[25 - Chapter 25.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565499</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:08:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565499/twoonatower_25_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="7287112" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>25 - Chapter 25.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[25 - Chapter 25.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>911</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>26 - Chapter 26.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/26-chapter-26--75565523</link><description><![CDATA[26 - Chapter 26.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565523</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:10:06 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565523/twoonatower_26_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="4590021" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>26 - Chapter 26.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[26 - Chapter 26.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>574</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>27 - Chapter 27.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/27-chapter-27--75565536</link><description><![CDATA[27 - Chapter 27.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565536</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:11:45 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565536/twoonatower_27_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="6576790" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>27 - Chapter 27.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[27 - Chapter 27.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>822</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>28 - Chapter 28.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-chapter-28--75565551</link><description><![CDATA[28 - Chapter 28.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565551</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:13:13 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565551/twoonatower_28_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="8465548" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>28 - Chapter 28.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[28 - Chapter 28.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1059</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>29 - Chapter 29.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/29-chapter-29--75565567</link><description><![CDATA[29 - Chapter 29.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565567</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:14:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565567/twoonatower_29_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="4980813" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>29 - Chapter 29.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[29 - Chapter 29.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>623</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>30 - Chapter 30.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/30-chapter-30--75565587</link><description><![CDATA[30 - Chapter 30.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565587</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:16:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565587/twoonatower_30_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="6542727" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>30 - Chapter 30.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[30 - Chapter 30.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>818</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>31 - Chapter 31.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/31-chapter-31--75565818</link><description><![CDATA[31 - Chapter 31.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565818</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:34:05 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565818/twoonatower_31_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="3748878" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>31 - Chapter 31.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[31 - Chapter 31.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>469</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>32 - Chapter 32.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/32-chapter-32--75565823</link><description><![CDATA[32 - Chapter 32.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565823</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:36:10 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565823/twoonatower_32_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="6285473" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/58c3cd13-3f38-4332-9a5a-8fa074567e03/58c3cd13-3f38-4332-9a5a-8fa074567e03.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/58c3cd13-3f38-4332-9a5a-8fa074567e03/58c3cd13-3f38-4332-9a5a-8fa074567e03.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/58c3cd13-3f38-4332-9a5a-8fa074567e03/58c3cd13-3f38-4332-9a5a-8fa074567e03.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>32 - Chapter 32.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[32 - Chapter 32.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>786</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>33 - Chapter 33.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/33-chapter-33--75565833</link><description><![CDATA[33 - Chapter 33.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565833</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:37:52 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565833/twoonatower_33_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="5095125" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/de18cb60-7e0e-42ea-a0c3-414ffe16ef0b/de18cb60-7e0e-42ea-a0c3-414ffe16ef0b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/de18cb60-7e0e-42ea-a0c3-414ffe16ef0b/de18cb60-7e0e-42ea-a0c3-414ffe16ef0b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/de18cb60-7e0e-42ea-a0c3-414ffe16ef0b/de18cb60-7e0e-42ea-a0c3-414ffe16ef0b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>33 - Chapter 33.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[33 - Chapter 33.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>637</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>34 - Chapter 34.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/34-chapter-34--75565840</link><description><![CDATA[34 - Chapter 34.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565840</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:39:17 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565840/twoonatower_34_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="7932023" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/14c833bb-6537-4726-b22a-44d679a4463e/14c833bb-6537-4726-b22a-44d679a4463e.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/14c833bb-6537-4726-b22a-44d679a4463e/14c833bb-6537-4726-b22a-44d679a4463e.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/14c833bb-6537-4726-b22a-44d679a4463e/14c833bb-6537-4726-b22a-44d679a4463e.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>34 - Chapter 34.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[34 - Chapter 34.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>992</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>35 - Chapter 35.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/35-chapter-35--75565844</link><description><![CDATA[35 - Chapter 35.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565844</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:40:55 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565844/twoonatower_35_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="8724265" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4aebf6e2-66a6-4926-85c6-36feaf64bdee/4aebf6e2-66a6-4926-85c6-36feaf64bdee.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4aebf6e2-66a6-4926-85c6-36feaf64bdee/4aebf6e2-66a6-4926-85c6-36feaf64bdee.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/4aebf6e2-66a6-4926-85c6-36feaf64bdee/4aebf6e2-66a6-4926-85c6-36feaf64bdee.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>35 - Chapter 35.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[35 - Chapter 35.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1091</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>36 - Chapter 36.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/36-chapter-36--75565849</link><description><![CDATA[36 - Chapter 36.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565849</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:42:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565849/twoonatower_36_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="5826345" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/54daaade-ade6-48be-bf4e-399193bfb992/54daaade-ade6-48be-bf4e-399193bfb992.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/54daaade-ade6-48be-bf4e-399193bfb992/54daaade-ade6-48be-bf4e-399193bfb992.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/54daaade-ade6-48be-bf4e-399193bfb992/54daaade-ade6-48be-bf4e-399193bfb992.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>36 - Chapter 36.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[36 - Chapter 36.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>729</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>37 - Chapter 37.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/37-chapter-37--75565857</link><description><![CDATA[37 - Chapter 37.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565857</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:43:59 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565857/twoonatower_37_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="5542550" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/101bb4d1-a23b-4c07-bf34-eec19489e7c9/101bb4d1-a23b-4c07-bf34-eec19489e7c9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/101bb4d1-a23b-4c07-bf34-eec19489e7c9/101bb4d1-a23b-4c07-bf34-eec19489e7c9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/101bb4d1-a23b-4c07-bf34-eec19489e7c9/101bb4d1-a23b-4c07-bf34-eec19489e7c9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>37 - Chapter 37.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[37 - Chapter 37.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>693</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>38 - Chapter 38.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/38-chapter-38--75565862</link><description><![CDATA[38 - Chapter 38.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565862</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:45:28 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565862/twoonatower_38_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="8043618" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d98a060-2f99-4936-a006-961ef4964955/2d98a060-2f99-4936-a006-961ef4964955.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d98a060-2f99-4936-a006-961ef4964955/2d98a060-2f99-4936-a006-961ef4964955.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/2d98a060-2f99-4936-a006-961ef4964955/2d98a060-2f99-4936-a006-961ef4964955.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>38 - Chapter 38.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[38 - Chapter 38.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1006</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>39 - Chapter 39.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/39-chapter-39--75565868</link><description><![CDATA[39 - Chapter 39.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565868</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:47:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565868/twoonatower_39_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="7768601" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/702cb556-6c28-47e6-8c4c-9e6e6ed6f161/702cb556-6c28-47e6-8c4c-9e6e6ed6f161.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/702cb556-6c28-47e6-8c4c-9e6e6ed6f161/702cb556-6c28-47e6-8c4c-9e6e6ed6f161.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/702cb556-6c28-47e6-8c4c-9e6e6ed6f161/702cb556-6c28-47e6-8c4c-9e6e6ed6f161.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>39 - Chapter 39.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[39 - Chapter 39.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>971</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>40 - Chapter 40.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/40-chapter-40--75565870</link><description><![CDATA[40 - Chapter 40.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565870</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:48:33 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565870/twoonatower_40_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="6205225" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1564dbd2-ec55-4e6e-8f30-b79888a7d31b/1564dbd2-ec55-4e6e-8f30-b79888a7d31b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1564dbd2-ec55-4e6e-8f30-b79888a7d31b/1564dbd2-ec55-4e6e-8f30-b79888a7d31b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/1564dbd2-ec55-4e6e-8f30-b79888a7d31b/1564dbd2-ec55-4e6e-8f30-b79888a7d31b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>40 - Chapter 40.  
"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...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[40 - Chapter 40.  <br />"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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>776</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d9cf512dca300f0e64f9cd2f793af667.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>41 - Chapter 41.  </title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/41-chapter-41--75565879</link><description><![CDATA[41 - Chapter 41.  <br />"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.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75565879</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75565879/twoonatower_41_thomashardy_64kb.mp3" length="13424634" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d4f716e7-be1d-4c42-9775-fd8e1cc691e9/d4f716e7-be1d-4c42-9775-fd8e1cc691e9.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d4f716e7-be1d-4c42-9775-fd8e1cc691e9/d4f716e7-be1d-4c42-9775-fd8e1cc691e9.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/d4f716e7-be1d-4c42-9775-fd8e1cc691e9/d4f716e7-be1d-4c42-9775-fd8e1cc691e9.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>AudioBooks</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>41 - Chapter 41.  
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