The trumpet-major : John Loveday, a soldier in the war with Buonaparte, and Robert his brother, first mate in the merchant service, a tale

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The trumpet-major : John Loveday, a soldier in the war with Buonaparte, and Robert his brother, first mate in the merchant service, a tale

by Thomas Hardy

Macmillan, 1975

New Wessex ed. / introduction by Barbara Hardy ; notes by Laurel Brake and Ernest Hardy

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This story is set at the time of the Napoleonic wars when the South coast was busy with preparations for the threat of invasion. It tells of the efforts of a young dragoon to woo a young maiden and his tragic death on a battlefield in Spain. The text is accompanied by a critical introduction.

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