{"product_id":"under-the-greenwood-tree-or-the-mellstock-quire-9781853262272","title":"Under the Greenwood Tree, Or, the Mellstock Quire","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thomas Hardy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Dr Claire Seymour, University of Kent at Canterbury.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder the Greenwood Tree\u003c\/em\u003e is Hardy's most bright, confident and optimistic novel. This delightful portrayal of a picturesque rural society, tinged with gentle humour and quiet irony, established Hardy as a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHowever, the novel is not merely a charming rural idyll. The double-plot, in which the love story of Dick Dewey and Fancy Day is inter-related with a tragic chapter in the history of Mellstock Choir, hints at the poignant disappearance of a long-lived and highly-valued traditional way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45031261569175,"sku":"9781853262272","price":423.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781853262272.webp?v=1769206555","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/under-the-greenwood-tree-or-the-mellstock-quire-9781853262272","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}