num_pages: 278
description: The love of a rustic Romeo for a femme fatale of the fields; the motley village band which acts a raucous chorus to their romance; the skylarking boys who dam a subterranean stream, and manipulate the destiny of a community. Hardy has pierced irrationalities of existence and the blind perversity of human nature, sketching his vision here through quirks of character and absurd ironies of fortune.
language: English
title: Under the Greenwood Tree: Our Exploits at West Poley and Humorous Stories
titlecomplete: Under the Greenwood Tree: Our Exploits at West Poley and Humorous Stories (Everyman's Library)
characters: Robert Penny, Fancy Day, Mr. Maybold, Dick Dewy, Geoffrey Day, Mr. Shinar, Reuben Dewy
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, British Literature, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Romance, Literature, Victorian, Novels
ratings_count: 13006
places: England, Dorset, England
publisher: Everymans Library