{"product_id":"under-the-greenwood-tree","title":"Under the Greenwood Tree","description":"\u003cb\u003eMellstock is a small Dorset village with strong opinions about church music. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the new schoolmistress, Fancy Day, arrives and promptly captivates every man in the parish, the village's band of folk musicians finds itself contending with two threats at once: the vicar's plan to replace them with a modern organ, and the distraction of watching Dick Dewy fall helplessly in love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Greenwood Tree\u003c\/i\u003e (1872) is Hardy's first major novel and his most quietly contented one. Organised by the seasons, rooted in rural English life, and genuinely funny, it's a portrait of a tight-knit community on the cusp of change. A new world is encroaching, but slowly. For now, there is courtship, there is snow on a clear Christmas Eve night and wind in the trees, and there is music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smith \u0026 Taylor Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46212205936836,"sku":"9781961884953","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/7761\/7348\/files\/imageloader_9d464f57-61a4-4d3a-b8c8-43bc95dbd2cf.jpg?v=1780598609","url":"https:\/\/www.fmcbooks.com\/products\/under-the-greenwood-tree","provider":"FMC Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}