Hardy Thomas: Trumpet Major
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Publikace: Macmillan Readers Beginner Level Trumpet Major - T. Hardy retold by John Escott. Anotace: Macmillan Readers v úrovni Beginner můžete číst asi po roce studia angličtiny. K porozumění vám postačí slovní zásoba 600 slov. Knihy mají 32 až 64 stran. věk 13+ Popis: Description: Human interest & Romance From the pen of Thomas Hardy comes a story of entangled love. The gentle John Loveday, the trumpet-major of the title, is in love with Anne Garland but she has two other suitors. Who will she choose? Publikace: Macmillan Readers Beginner Level Trumpet Major - T. Hardy retold by John Escott. With an introduction and notes by Charles P.C. Pettit, Thomas Hardy's only historical novel, ''The Trumpet Major'' is set in Wessex during the Napoleonic Wars. Hardy skilfully immerses us in the life of the day, making us feel the impact of historical events on the immemorial local way of life - the glamour of the coming of George III and his soldiery, fears of the press-gang and invasion, and the effect of distant but momentous events like the Battle of Trafalgar. He interweaves a compelling, b