Thomas Hardy

The Trumpet-Major Illustrated (Penguin Classics) Thomas Hardy

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Illustrations includedA more well-known storyOne of the best books to readFiction Literature & classic bookExtremely well formattedMatte & Attractive cover

"The Trumpet-Major is a novel by Thomas Hardy published in 1880, and his only historical novel. 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.