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Streszczenie książki Pod zielonym drzewem
- 8 min czytania
- 10 parts
- Nagranie wkrótce
A village choir serenades the new schoolmistress on Christmas Eve, and young Dick Dewy is captivated by her.
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Pod zielonym drzewem — najważniejsze informacje
Streszczenie: 8 min czytania
- Czas czytania
- Około 3 h 50 min3 h fast, 4 h 30 min slow
- Długość
- Liczba słów: 54 400
- Poziom trudności w bibliotece
- Średni longer sentences, everyday words
- Pierwsze wydanie
- 1872by Thomas Hardy
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Pod zielonym drzewem in short
Under the Greenwood Tree follows village life and courtship through the changing seasons in the parish of Mellstock. Dick Dewy falls for Fancy Day, wins her promise, argues over dresses, and stands before her father hoping for approval. Along the way a farmer and a young vicar enter the picture, and the old string choir is put out of its gallery.
What Pod zielonym drzewem is about
Picture a cold Christmas Eve in a country parish. A young man walks a dark lane under whispering trees, singing as he goes. He is heading for his father's cottage, where a fresh barrel of cider waits and the village choir is about to gather. By midnight the choir stands beneath a schoolhouse window, and a girl lifts the blind.
Under the Greenwood Tree is a short novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1872. It is a warm, funny courtship. Dick Dewy loves Fancy Day, the new schoolmistress, but two rivals stand in his way, and the old choir faces replacement by an organ.
Dla kogo. You will love this book if you enjoy village comedy, gentle love stories, country music and customs, and talk full of humour. It suits anyone who likes warm characters and careful nature writing.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A midnight carol and a face at the window
The story opens with the choir of Mellstock parish gathering on Christmas Eve. Dick Dewy walks the lane singing, and he meets the other singers on the way to his father's house, where Reuben Dewy is tapping a cask of cider.
The talk wanders, and nothing much happens, yet you come to know every voice in the room. Mr. Penny the shoemaker tells the company about the new schoolmistress. Then the band sets out with lanterns, fiddles and a bass viol, visiting house after house in the snow.
At the new schoolhouse they play three carols and hear nothing. Then a candle appears, a blind rises, and a girl with loose dark hair says thank you, singers. Dick slips away from the party, and his father finds him staring at her lit window. The next morning he blacks his boots three times for church, hoping to see her there.
One glimpse at a window is enough to start the whole story.
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The Christmas party shows who loves whom
On Christmas night the Dewy cottage hosts its yearly party, and the whole choir comes with their wives.
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The old choir meets the new vicar
The musicians hear that the young vicar, Mr. Maybold, wants an organ, and that Fancy is to play it.
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A keeper's house full of paired furniture
One Monday after Easter, Dick drives the spring cart to fetch Fancy home from her father's house in Yalbury Wood.
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A drive from Budmouth ends in an engagement
Dick writes Fancy a letter asking if she cares for him, and gets no answer.
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A flirtation confessed and a lost afternoon
Three months later a cloud has appeared.
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Honey, bees and a father's firm refusal
On Saturday evening Dick walks to Yalbury Wood to ask for Fancy, and sees Shiner there with the honey-taking party.
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The old ways of music and community are fading
Behind the love story runs a quieter theme, the loss of a way of life.
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Love, vanity and honesty play against each other
The central pair are not quite equals.
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A story told in four seasons by a loving voice
Hardy arranges the book by the year.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Dick Dewy A young, trusting carrier's son and treble violin player who falls for the new schoolmistress and wants to marry her.
- Fancy Day The pretty new schoolmistress, quick and charming, who enjoys admiration and must choose between her suitors and her own wishes.
- Reuben Dewy Dick's father, a stout, easygoing tranter who loves cider, company and good talk, and watches his son's courtship with wry amusement.
- William Dewy Dick's grandfather, a devoted bass viol player who leads the choir and loves music above everything.
- Mr. Maybold The young vicar, kind and earnest, who wants an organ in church and takes a growing interest in Fancy.
- Fred Shiner A prosperous farmer and churchwarden who pushes for the organ and hopes to win Fancy for himself.
- Geoffrey Day Fancy's father, a silent head keeper who wants his daughter to marry well and keeps her from the match she wants.
- Thomas Leaf A thin, simple choir singer who begs to see the singers confront the vicar.
How it ends (spoiler)
The wedding party walks together, and a feast and dance follow under the great tree in Yalbury Wood. Then the couple drive off to their cottage. Dick says they will never keep secrets from each other, and Fancy agrees. When a nightingale sings from the thicket, she thinks of the secret she will never tell, her brief promise to the vicar.
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Pytania o Pod zielonym drzewem
What is Under the Greenwood Tree about?
It follows a year in the village of Mellstock. Dick Dewy, a carrier's son, falls in love with the new schoolmistress Fancy Day, while a farmer and the vicar also take interest in her, and the old church choir is replaced by an organ.
Why was it first called The Mellstock Quire?
Hardy first meant that title because the book pictures the village church band, its singers and fiddlers. A quire means a choir. Later editions kept Under the Greenwood Tree as the main name and added the old title as a subtitle.
Is Under the Greenwood Tree a true story?
It is fiction, first published in 1872. Hardy said in his preface that it gives a faithful picture of country church musicians and their customs from roughly fifty or sixty years before, based on real people and real habits.
Is Under the Greenwood Tree easy to read?
It is one of Hardy's shortest and most cheerful novels. Its scenes are short, much of it is lively dialogue, and the humour makes it approachable. The country speech is easy to follow, especially when read aloud.
What is the main message of Under the Greenwood Tree?
The book celebrates ordinary village life, its music and its humour, and shows how love mixes honesty with vanity. It also gently mourns the fading of old customs, while treating those who bring change with fairness.
Zacytuj to wydanie
Hardy, Thomas. Under the Greenwood Tree. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/under-the-greenwood-tree.
Hardy, T. (2026). Under the greenwood tree. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/under-the-greenwood-tree (Original work published 1872)
Hardy, Thomas. Under the Greenwood Tree. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/under-the-greenwood-tree.
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