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Under the Greenwood Tree is a novel written by Thomas Hardy and first published in 1872.
"To dwellers in a wood almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature. At the passing of the breeze the firtrees sob and moan no less distinctly than they rock; the holly whistles as it battles with itself; the ash hisses amid its quiverings; the beech rustles while its flat boughs rise and fall."
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A village choir, changing times, and courtship conducted at human speed. Hardy’s lightest novel listens to seasons and neighbors, letting ordinary happiness earn its place.
When life feels over-amplified, this pastoral offers proportion. It honors tradition without sneering at change, and suggests that stability—like music—arrives when voices blend.
Community in harmony.
Time teaches gently.
Affection with patience.
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Rural tragedy and tender irony; fate class and desire in exact prose.
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