Under the Greenwood Tree, Thomas Hardy
Under the Greenwood Tree, Thomas Hardy
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Under the Greenwood Tree

Author: Thomas Hardy

Narrator: Robert Hardy

Unabridged: 5 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2018

Synopsis

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.

About Thomas Hardy

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.

About Robert Hardy

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on October 22, 2023

Thomas Hardy's third novel in 1872 ( in fact a novella) however his first "The Poor Man and the Lady" was rejected, and lost in the winds of time . A short narrative Under the Greenwood Tree is based on his experiences, since it's set in the area of his birth. Basically rural life in mid 19th centur......more

Goodreads review by MJ on July 08, 2012

Hardy’s third novel is about a string band that gets replaced by a sexy female organist. After that, about how the sexy female organist is pursued by three suitors and she chooses the poor, handsome one. How do students write theses on this shit? I have two ornamental degrees and I can’t think up an......more

Goodreads review by Laura on November 25, 2008

An optimistic Thomas Hardy novel? Is there such a thing?? Published the same month Hardy turned 32, this is, at least as far as I’ve read, the cheeriest of his works — that alone should be a selling point! In some ways it’s an exploration of the changes he saw enveloping England, played out in the c......more

Goodreads review by Captain Sir Roddy, R.N. (Ret.) on July 10, 2024

If you're looking for an enjoyable and relatively quick summer read, I highly recommend Thomas Hardy's Under the Greenwood Tree or The Mellstock Quire: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School. This delightful little novel is one of the more bucolic and pastoral novels I've read in some time, and depict......more

Goodreads review by Briynne on February 03, 2009

I've come to accept that I'm the only person of my generation with whom I am personally acquainted that likes Thomas Hardy. It's fine. It's astonishing and amazing to me, but fine. This particular sort of isolation has it's perks, though; I like to think that Tom and I are buddies - you know, sort o......more

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