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The Trumpet-Major
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Set in rural England during the Napoleonic Wars, this novel follows Anne Garland as she is courted by several suitors, including John Loveday, a trumpet-major in the dragoons. It will appeal to readers who enjoy historical romance and the works of Thomas Hardy.
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, poet and architect. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
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