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A wonderfully evocative tale of the courtship of Fancy Day, newly showed up schoolmistress, by Dick Dewy, carrier of goods, during the four seasons of 1 12 months in Wessex. The majority of Hardy's work experienced tragedy woven in to the narrative but Under the Greenwood Tree is filled with whimsy and good humour. The storyline is not without its serious comment, however, as Hardy reflects on class section and the disappearance of history in the rural community. Parson Maybold, a rival for Fancy's hands, has plans to install a mechanical organ in his church thereby changing the services of the choir. The town rustics, who resent this intrusion, bring much comedy to the tale and were such a successful addition that the writer used the theory in several of his later works. The book is Hardy's most appealing statement - uncovering his admiration and reverence for musical traditions, the countryside, and the simple nature of folks who inhabited its delicate communities.
