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Under the Greenwood Tree

Or, The Mellstock Quire

by Thomas Hardy

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1872
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  1. Preface

    6:38

  2. Part the First - Winter - Chapter 1: Mellstock-Lane

    8:07

  3. Part the First - Winter - Chapter 2: The Tranter's

    16:37

  4. Part the First - Winter - Chapter 3: The Assembled Quire

    15:44

  5. Part the First - Winter - Chapter 4: Going the Rounds

    15:12

  6. Part the First - Winter - Chapter 5: The Listeners

    12:31

  7. Part the First - Winter - Chapter 6: Christmas Morning

    16:12

  8. Part the First - Winter - Chapter 7: The Tranter's Party

    17:16

  9. Part the First - Winter - Chapter 8: They Dance More Wildly

    22:11

  10. Part the First - Winter - Chapter 9: Dick Calls at the School

    5:00

  11. Part the Second - Spring - Chapter 1: Passing by the School + Chapter 2: A Meeting of the Quire

    13:29

  12. Part the Second - Spring - Chapter 3: A Turn in the Discussion

    9:50

  13. Part the Second - Spring - Chapter 4: The Interview with the Vicar

    23:20

  14. Part the Second - Spring - Chapter 5: Returning Home Ward

    7:04

  15. Part the Second - Spring - Chapter 6: Yalbury Wood and the Keeper's House

    23:12

  16. Part the Second - Spring - Chapter 7: Dick Makes Himself Useful

    9:51

  17. Part the Second - Spring - Chapter 8: Dick Meets His Father

    14:51

  18. Part the Third - Summer - Chapter 1: Driving out of Budmouth

    10:36

  19. Part the Third - Summer - Chapter 2: Further along the Road

    13:26

  20. Part the Third - Summer - Chapter 3: A Confession

    12:29

  21. Part the Third - Summer - Chapter 4: An Arrangement

    6:42

  22. Part the Fourth - Autumn - Chapter 1: Going Nutting

    13:26

  23. Part the Fourth - Autumn - Chapter 2: Honey-taking, And Afterwards

    21:08

  24. Part the Fourth - Autumn - Chapter 3: Fancy In The Rain

    8:35

  25. Part the Fourth - Autumn - Chapter 4: The Spell

    9:54

  26. Part the Fourth - Autumn - Chapter 5: After Gaining Her Point

    9:39

  27. Part the Fourth - Autumn - Chapter 6: Into Temptation

    12:08

  28. Part the Fourth - Autumn - Chapter 7: Second Thoughts

    10:21

  29. Part the Fifth - Conclusion - Chapter 1: 'The Knot There's No Untying'

    26:21

  30. Part the Fifth - Conclusion - Chapter 2: Under the Greenwood Tree

    13:03

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On a cold Christmas Eve, Dick Dewy walks towards Mellstock Cross singing, then meets villagers from the parish choir. Thomas Hardy begins his 1872 rural novel with trees, starlight and familiar voices, placing music within the everyday life of a working community. The seasonal divisions carry the story from winter through autumn, while the preface describes the customs of church bands whose players copied their own music after work.

Courtship adds another kind of tension to this village setting. At a meal with Fancy and her father Geoffrey, remarks about Fred Shiner leave Dick anxious and prompt Fancy to steer the conversation towards bread and cheese. Small gestures and indirect speech make the scene funny and uneasy at once. The book offers readers a close view of rural sociability, family expectations and musical traditions, with affection and embarrassment expressed through ordinary talk.

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Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was an English novelist and poet whose fiction, set in a half-imagined Wessex, probed fate, class, and the constraints of Victorian society. His major novels are cornerstones of English literature.

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Book facts

First published
1872
Reading time
About 4 hours
Pages
147
Language
English
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PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Rachel Lintern