Wordsworth Classics: The Trumpet-Major (Paperback)

from nyanyanhoi

Britain and France are at war in 1804. Anne has loved Robert since she is a child but she couldn't say she loves him so Robert doesn't notice her mid and he proposed to another girl, Matilda. On the other hand, two men love Anne. I feel sad at last phrase. This scene is laid in the middle of war ...

from burritapal

Hardy once again shows us his talent for evoking imagery and the heartbreak that human biology plays with human emotions. Star-crossed love--the love that the trumpet major has for Anne--is the theme throughout this book.

from jon1lambert

Familiar Thomas Hardy themes, three suitors, Festus and brothers John and Robert Loveday all approaching and being treated in different ways by an enigmatic, likeable and sometimes unpredictable Anne Garland. The story is set against the background of threatening French invasion and Napoleon Bona...

from PhilSyphe

As I'm reviewing this six years after reading it, I can't offer an in-depth response, but I do remember "The Trumpet-Major" as being an enjoyable read. I'd like to read it again in future - and then I could compose a more insightful review.

from nyanyanhoi

Britain and France are at war in 1804. Anne has loved Robert since she is a child but she couldn't say she loves him so Robert doesn't notice her mid and he proposed to another girl, Matilda. On the other hand, two men love Anne. I feel sad at last phrase. This scene is laid in the middle of war ...