An edition of The Trumpet-Major, and Robert His Brother (1880)
The trumpet-major, John Loveday, a soldier in the war with Buonaparte, and Robert his brother, first mate in the merchant service
a tale. With an etching by H. MacBeth-Raeburn and a map of Wessex.
By Thomas Hardy
Publish Date
1896
Publisher
Osgood, McIlvaine]
Language
eng
Pages
373
Description:
Set against a backdrop of the Napoleonic wars, this is a novel about a young woman and the three very different suitors who vie for her hand. Two of the men are brothers involved in the fighting, one an easygoing sailor, the other an honest and diffident trumpet major, the third suitor being the cowardly son of the local squire.
subjects: Fiction, History, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Soldiers, Brothers, Social life and customs, Veterans, Merchant mariners, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, historical, Brothers, fiction, Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction, Wessex (england), fiction, Country life, Courtship, Fiction, historical, general, Large type books, English language, Textbooks for foreign speakers, Readers for new literates, Juvenile fiction, Manners and customs, Hardy, thomas, 1840-1928, England, fiction, Great Britain, Historical Fiction, Classic Literature, Urban health, Bibliography, City planning, Health aspects
People: Napoleon, Nelson, the Duke of Wellington
Places: Great Britain, England, Wessex (England), Wessex
Times: 1800-1837, 19th century, 1801-1905