FREEUnder the Greenwood Tree; Or, The Mellstock Quire A Rural Painting of the Dutch School
"Under the Greenwood Tree; Or, The Mellstock Quire" by Thomas Hardy is a novel published in 1872. Set in the fictional village of Mellstock, it follows young Dick Dewy, a member of the traditional parish choir, as he falls for the beautiful new schoolmistress, Fancy Day. When a new vicar threatens to replace the choir's string music with a modern organ, Dick must navigate both the changing times and romantic rivalry from wealthier suitors competing for Fancy's affections in this charming portrait of rural English life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Automated conservative edition review 2026-10-20T07:45:52.122Z (historical-original-en-v2), Philippines scope. English historical author Hardy, Thomas, died 1928; original-language author allowlist, matching sole EPUB/catalog creator, no credited contributors, no extra artwork, no flagged editorial/translation/copyright cues in isolated text. US public-domain source label and retained Gutenberg license; EPUB CRC passed. This is rule-based screening, not a worldwide rights opinion or a claim of manual review. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2662; Philippine term reference https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/copyright/. EPUB SHA256 f452da93a9e40991f16c05f904a83c8bfd03e6ffcecbfce304e885b27c3d737a; RDF SHA256 0abddffe3d4ea58162808ca1bc2bd0507376f9ce8e8c2bf362f823578c3184e9. Author identity/date reference checked 2026-09-28: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/110.
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