Under the Greenwood Tree
Author: Thomas Hardy
“Miss Fancy Day; as neat a little figure of fun as ever I see, and just husband-high.”,One of the most popular of Hardy’s novels, Under the Greenwood Tree is a delightful and 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 the village schoolmistress and a membe….Read More
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