Under the Greenwood TreeBefore the tragedy, there was this: a love story. A village choir. And the happiest novel Thomas Hardy ever wrote. Thomas Hardys second novel is a pastoral comedy, a warm, witty, and utterly charming tale of courtship, community, and the old ways fading into the new. The Mellstock Quire is a group of local musiciansfiddlers, cellists, and singerswho have provided the music for the village church for generations. But the new vicar, the young and