Under the Greenwood Tree (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- First Published: 1872
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Pastoral
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Rural England
- Genres: Long fiction, Regional fiction, Pastoral
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nature, Nineteenth century, Rural or country life, England or English people, Wit or humor, Choirs or choral music, Organs, organ music, or organists
- Locales: Wessex, England
Characters Discussed
Richard (Dick) Dewy, a young carter with musical inclinations and talent. One Christmas season when he goes caroling with the church choir, for whom he plays accompaniment on his violin, he falls under the spell of Fancy Day, the new schoolmistress in the parish. When his companions look for him after he disappears from the group, they find him under the girl’s window, already in love. Dick Dewy begins courting Fancy at the Christmas party held in his parents’ home, but he soon finds he has a rival for her hand. Although she favors his courtship and...
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Thomas Hardy (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Thomas Hardy (Poetry)Thomas Hardy (Short Fiction)Thomas Hardy (Long Fiction)Thomas Hardy (Dictionary of World Biography)Thomas Hardy (Drama)
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