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Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy
This novel is subtitled The Mellstock Quire, A Rural Painting of the Dutch School. 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. 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 being introduced in the Victorian era and its threat to traditional country ways. The novel was published anonymously in...
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Episodes
00 – Preface 02.01.2026 6:38
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01 – Part the First – Winter – Chapter 1: Mellstock-Lane 01.01.2026 8:07
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02 – Part the First – Winter – Chapter 2: The Tranter’s 31.12.2025 16:37
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03 – Part the First – Winter – Chapter 3: The Assembled Quire 30.12.2025 15:44
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04 – Part the First – Winter – Chapter 4: Going the Rounds 29.12.2025 15:12
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05 – Part the First – Winter – Chapter 5: The Listeners 28.12.2025 12:31
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06 – Part the First – Winter – Chapter 6: Christmas Morning 27.12.2025 16:12
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07 – Part the First – Winter – Chapter 7: The Tranter’s Party 26.12.2025 17:16
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08 – Part the First – Winter – Chapter 8: They Dance More Wildly 25.12.2025 22:11
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09 – Part the First – Winter – Chapter 9: Dick Calls at the School 24.12.2025 5:00
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10 – Part the Second – Spring – Chapter 1: Passing by the School and Chapter 2: A Meeting of the Quire 23.12.2025 13:29
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11 – Part the Second – Spring – Chapter 3: A Turn in the Discussion 22.12.2025 9:50
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12 – Part the Second – Spring – Chapter 4: The Interview with the Vicar 21.12.2025 23:20
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13 – Part the Second – Spring – Chapter 5: Returning Home Ward 20.12.2025 7:04
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14 – Part the Second – Spring – Chapter 6: Yalbury Wood and the Keeper’s House 19.12.2025 23:12
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15 – Part the Second – Spring – Chapter 7: Dick Makes Himself Useful 18.12.2025 9:51
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16 – Part the Second – Spring – Chapter 8: Dick Meets His Father 17.12.2025 14:51
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17 – Part the Third – Summer – Chapter 1: Driving out of Budmouth 16.12.2025 10:36
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18 – Part the Third – Summer – Chapter 2: Further along the Road 15.12.2025 13:26
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19 – Part the Third – Summer – Chapter 3: A Confession 14.12.2025 12:29
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20 – Part the Third – Summer – Chapter 4: An Arrangement 13.12.2025 6:42
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21 – Part the Fourth – Autumn – Chapter 1: Going Nutting 12.12.2025 13:26
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22 – Part the Fourth – Autumn – Chapter 2: Honey-taking, And Afterwards 11.12.2025 21:08
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23 – Part the Fourth – Autumn – Chapter 3: Fancy In The Rain 10.12.2025 8:35
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24 – Part the Fourth – Autumn – Chapter 4: The Spell 09.12.2025 9:54
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