Episode 4 of 4

Publication by Tinsley

When: 15 June 1872
Where: null
Part of: Thomas Hardy publishes Under the Greenwood Tree

Hardy accepted a £30 copyright offer from Tinsley after a rejection from Macmillan, leading to the anonymous publication in 1872.

Hardy offered the manuscript to Macmillan in 1871 but received a discouraging reply. He accepted an offer from Tinsley for £30 for the copyright. The novel was published anonymously on 15 June 1872, with the author's name not appearing on the first edition.

Sources

Under the Greenwood Tree Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-14

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