UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE
Written by Thomas Hardy, Angela Thirlwell
Illustrated by Peter Reddick
Published by Folio Society
in 1989
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE
Written by Thomas Hardy, Angela Thirlwell.
Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830367
1990.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition.
Or The Mellstock Quire. A Rural Painting of the Dutch School. Introduction by Ange.a Thirlwell. Green cloth, corn dolly motif. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. xx and 172 pages. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed/grubby.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- Preface to the 1896 and 1912 Editions - TH
- PART THE FIRST: WINTER
- 1 Mellstock - Lane
- 2 The Tranter's
- 3 The Assembled Quire
- 4 Going the Rounds
- 5 The Listeners
- 6 Christmas Morning
- 7 The Tranter's Party
- 8 They Dance More Wildly
- 9 Dick Calls at the School
- PART THE SECOND: SPRING
- 1 Passing by the School
- 2 A Meeting of the Quire
- 3 A Turn in the Discussion
- 4 The Interview with the Vicar
- 5 Returning Homeward
- 6 Yalbury Wood and the Keepers House
- 7 Dick Makes himself Useful
- 8 Dick Meets his Father
- PART THE THIRD: SUMMER
- 1 Driving out of Budmouth
- 2 Further Along the Road
- 3 A Confession
- 4 An Arrangement
- PART THE FOURTH: AUTUMN
- 1 Going Nutting
- 2 Honey-taking and Afterwards
- 3 Fancy in the Rain
- 4 The Spell
- 5 After Gaining her Point
- 6 Into Temptation
- 7 Second Thoughts
- PART THE FIFTH: CONCLUSION
- 1 The Knot there' no Uptying
- 2 Under the Greenwood Tree