Under the Greenwood Tree
Author: first_name: Thomas
last_name: Hardy
Language: English
Year: 1872

This novel is subtitled <em>The Mellstock Quire, A Rural Painting of the Dutch School</em>. The Quire is the group of musicians who accompany the hymns at the local church and we follow the fortunes of one member, Dick Dewy, who falls in love with the new school mistress, Fancy Day. <br /><br />Another element of the book is the battle between the traditional musicians of the Quire and the local vicar, Parson Maybold, who installs a church organ. This battle illustrates the developing technology