TY - BOOK AU - Hardy,Thomas TI - The Trumpet-Major AV - PR PY - 2001/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Historical fiction KW - England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction KW - Great Britain -- History -- Regency, 1800-1837 -- Fiction KW - Love stories KW - Soldiers -- Fiction KW - Wessex (England) -- Fiction KW - Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction KW - Merchant mariners -- Fiction KW - Brothers -- Fiction N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trumpet-Major; Release date is 2001-10-01; This etext was prepared by Les Bowler; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Trumpet-Major" by Thomas Hardy is a historical novel published in 1880. Set in Weymouth during the Napoleonic Wars, it follows Anne Garland as she navigates the affections of three very different suitors: the honorable John Loveday, a trumpet major; his flighty sailor brother Bob; and the cowardly Festus Derriman. Against a backdrop of military camps and invasion fears, the brothers serve with Wellington and Nelson while Anne's heart wavers between duty and desire. Unusually for Hardy, the ending isn't entirely tragic—though fate looms ominously. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2864 ER -