The Trumpet Major - Wordsworth Classics
"In the days of high-waisted and muslin-gowned women, when the vast amount of soldiering going on in the country was a cause of much trembling to the sex, there lived in a village near the Wessex coast two ladies of good report, though unfortunately of limited means.” The Trumpet Major, Wessex Tales, 1880
'The Trumpet Major' is set in Wessex during the Napoleonic Wars and is Thomas Hardy's only historical novel. It is a bitter-sweet romantic love story of the rivalry of two brothers for the hand of the heroine Anne Garland, played out against the loves of a lively gallery of other characters. There are elements of sadness and even tragedy, amongst a tale full of vitality, comedy and warmth.
Paperback - 1995
288 pages
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