The Trumpet-Major - Thomas Hardy

The Trumpet-Major

Author: Thomas Hardy


  • Publication Date: 1880-01-01
  • Category: Historical Fiction for Young Adults
4 Score: 4
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Summary

It concerns the heroine, Anne Garland, being pursued by three suitors: John Loveday, the eponymous trumpet major in a British regiment, honest and loyal; his brother Bob, a flighty sailor; and Festus Derriman, the cowardly nephew of the local squire. Unusually for a Hardy novel, the ending is not entirely tragic; however, there remains an ominous element in the probable fate of one of the main characters.

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