Under the Greenwood Tree - Couverture rigide

Hardy, Thomas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1598186477 ISBN 13 : 9781598186475

Editeur : Alan Rodgers Books, 2006

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

This early Hardy novel tells the story of a pastoral romance in the small Wessex village of Mellstock. Jamie Parker's friendly, resonant tone adds warmth to a surprisingly cheerful work by an author known for his dour stories. Parker's use of vocal variation in delivering Hardy's descriptive prose guides listeners smoothly through the plot. He also demonstrates mastery in his renderings of local country dialects. The conversations between the choir members, who include an interesting range of ages and characterisations, are especially well performed, and his singing of various songs also enlivens the text. Overall, Parker's charming performance adds much personality to this Hardy classic. --- D.M.W., AudioFile

Présentation de l'éditeur :

'Under the Greenwood Tree' concerns the activities of a group of church musicians, the Mellstock parish choir, one of whom, Dick Dewy, becomes romantically entangled with a comely new school mistress, Fancy Day. The novel opens with the fiddlers and singers of the choir—including Dick, his father Reuben Dewy, and grandfather William Dewy—making the rounds in Mellstock village on Christmas Eve. When the little band plays at the schoolhouse, young Dick falls for Fancy at first sight. Dick, smitten, seeks to insinuate himself into her life and affections, but Fancy's beauty has gained her other suitors, including a rich farmer and the new vicar at the parish church.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Alan Rodgers Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1598186477
• ISBN 13: 9781598186475
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 168