Under the Greenwood Tree

by Thomas Hardy, United Holdings Group (Created by)

Overview

Under the Greenwood Tree is a classic fiction novel written by Thomas Hardy and first published in 1872. Known as The Mellstock Quire: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School, this is one of the most popular of Hardy's novels, this charming pastoral idyll is a lightly humorous depiction of life in an early Victorian rural community. The story delicately balances the concerns of the Mellstock parish choir with a romance between a member of the choir and the village schoolmistress.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013534094
Publisher:	United Holdings Group
Publication date:	11/29/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	386 KB

About the Author

An English Victorian author of novels, poems, and short stories, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) is best known for the classic books Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Set mostly in the semi-imagined region of Wessex, Hardy’s fictional works retain their popularity thanks to an accessible style, Romantic plots, and richly drawn characters.

Date of Birth:

June 2, 1840

Date of Death:

January 11, 1928

Place of Birth:

Higher Brockhampon, Dorset, England

Place of Death:

Max Gate, Dorchester, England

Education:

Served as apprentice to architect James Hicks