Under the Greenwood Tree
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Under the Greenwood Tree is a novel by Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1872.
[edit] Plot
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The plot concerns the activities of a group of church musicians, one of whom gets into a romantic entanglement with a comely new school mistress, Fancy Day. Love triumphs.
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[edit] Adaptations
In 2005 Under the Greenwood Tree was adapted for television version by Ashley Pharoah. It starred Keeley Hawes as Fancy Day and James Murray as Dick Dewy.