Hardy, Thomas,  1840-1928 <br/><br/>
The trumpet-major, John Loveday,  a soldier in the war with Buonaparte, and Robert his brother, first mate in the merchant service; 
a tale. Introd. by Barbara Hardy. Notes by Laurel Brake and Ernest Hardy 
 - 1st ed 
 - [London]  Macmillan  [1974] 
 - 352 p.  22 cm 
 - The new Wessex edition  [v.4] .
 - New Wessex edition  v. 4 .
<br/><br/> First published 1880 
<br/><br/>The Trumpet Major by Thomas Hardy. This edition is an unabridged, paperback reprinting of Hardy's 1880 historical novel. The Trumpet-Major is a novel by Thomas Hardy published in 1880, and his only historical novel. It concerns the heroine, Anne Garland, being pursued by three suitors: John Loveday, the eponymous trumpet major in a British regiment, honest and loyal; his brother Bob, a flighty sailor; and Festus Derriman, the cowardly nephew of the local squire. Unusually for a Hardy novel 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0333168909 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--History--Fiction--1800-1837
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>813.54