Under the Greenwood Tree (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
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
- Principal Characters: Reuben Dewy, Dick Dewy, Mr. Shiner, Mr. Maybold, Fancy Day
- 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
The Story:
On Christmas Eve, the Mellstock Choir prepared to set out on its annual caroling. In fine voice, mellowed by generous mugs of cider, the men and boys gathered at the home of Reuben Dewy. Then with their fiddles and the cello of Grandfather Dewy, they departed on their rounds. The first stop was at the schoolhouse to serenade the new schoolmistress, Fancy Day. At first, there was no indication that she had heard them; but at last, she appeared, framed, picturelike, in a window. Later, the men missed young Dick Dewy. When they found him, he was leaning against the...
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