"Under the shade of a green tree; or, the Choir of Mellstock - a rural picture of the Dutch school" - a novel by the famous English writer Thomas Hardy, unfolding fairy-tale events against the background of a cheerful rural habitat. In this book you will find care, love, friendship and various arcana of life of ordinary villagers. It was because of its simplicity and naturalism that the novel was called to the Dutch art school. Read the work of Thomas Hardy and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the English village, where every tree, every road is a separate image, and every inhabitant has his own story.