Keeley Hawes
Fancy Day
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Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School is a novel by the English writer Thomas Hardy, published anonymously in 1872. It was Hardy's second published novel, and the first of what was to become his series of Wessex novels.
Apr 23, 2006 · A 2005 adaptation of Thomas Hardy's novel about a school teacher and three suitors in a Victorian village. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb.
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- Drama, Romance
- Nicholas Laughland
- 2006-04-23
Under the Greenwood Tree is the story of the romantic entanglement between church musician, Dick Dewey, and the attractive new school mistress, Fancy Day. A pleasant romantic tale set in the Victorian era, Under the Greenwood Tree is one of Thomas Hardy's most gentle and pastoral novels.
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- Paperback
A song from As You Like It, expressing the joy of living in harmony with nature and avoiding ambition and conflict. The song invites people who love to lie under the greenwood tree to come and enjoy the sweet bird's song and the sunshine.
A wealthy man, a penniless musician (James Murray) and a cleric vie for the affections of a beautiful schoolteacher (Keeley Hawes).
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- Nicholas Laughland, Ashley Pharaoh
- Romance
The title, derived from William Shakespeare’s poem “Under the Greenwood Tree” in his pastoral comedy, As You Like It, anticipates a pastoral depiction of rural life in the Victorian era.
Under the Greenwood Tree. Amidst the surrounding farms and woodlands of the idyllic village of Mellstock, southern England, a love story grows between local boy Dick Dewey and beautiful schoolteacher Fancy Day.
