| Categoría | Clásicos universales |
| ISBN | 9781853262463 |
| Peso | 0.32 |
| Idioma | Inglés |
| Editorial | Wordsworth |
| Autor | Hardy, Thomas |
| Tapa | Rústica |
| Serie | Wordsworth Classics |
| Año | 1998 |
| Ciudad | Londres |
| Páginas | 288 |
"The Trumpet-Major is an original romance that tells the story of pretty Anne Garland and her three suitors: John Loveday, a gallant soldier; Bob Loveday, his thoughtless but sexier younger brother; and Festus Derriman, a pompous and self-regarding dilettante. With the local villagers constantly fearing an invasion by Napoleon's fleet, Anne finds her fortunes bound up with historical events as she fluctuates between her lovers, before finally making her unexpected choice." Michael Fry's adaptation of this early novel by Thomas Hardy captures the essence and dilemmas of rural life, using as its main narrative theme songs based on folk verse from the early nineteenth century. These variously offer an ironic condemnation of war, a jingoistic view of England and its European enemies or a simple celebration of the English countryside.