{"product_id":"2940169190977","title":"Under the Greenwood Tree","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThis novel is subtitled \u003cem\u003eThe Mellstock Quire, A Rural Painting of the Dutch School\u003c\/em\u003e. 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnother 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel was published anonymously in 1872 and is often seen as Thomas Hardy's most gentle and pastoral novel. In 2005 \u003cem\u003eUnder the Greenwood Tree\u003c\/em\u003e was adapted for a television version by Ashley Pharoah. (Summary by Rachel Lintern)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"DISCOS PALMAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156066517232,"sku":"2940169190977","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169190977_p0.jpg?v=1772800719","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169190977","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}