Under the Greenwood Tree
About this audiobook
Under the Greenwood Tree is Hardy’s most charming novel using, as it does, the four seasons of the Wessex year as a backdrop for the delightful romance of the young Dick Dewy and Fancy Day, the local school mistress. The story of the ups and downs of their courtship is set alongside the story of the rustics who form the Mellstock church choir and their struggle against the introduction of a church organ which threatens their very existence.
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About the author
Thomas Hardy (1840–1928), English poet, dramatist, and novelist, was born on the Egdon Heath in Dorset. He studied in Dorchester and apprenticed to an architect before leaving for London, where he began to write. Unable to find a public for his poetry, which idealized the rural life, he turned to the novel and met with success as well as controversy. The strong public reaction against some of his darker themes turned him back to writing verse. Today several of his novels are considered masterpieces of tragedy.
Robert Hardy, CBE, played Siegfried Farnon in seven series of All Creatures Great and Small, while his other television appearances include The Far Pavilions, Lucky Jim, The Lost World, and Foyle’s War. He has appeared in many West End productions and also played Cornelius Fudge in the Harry Potter films.
