Historedia
Group or institution

Tinsley

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1871–1872

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Tinsley, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Thomas Hardy publishes Under the Greenwood Tree

    1871–1872

    Role: Publisher

    1. 1871 · Stinsford churchGenesis of Under the Greenwood Tree

      Hardy began work on the novel in 1871, inspired by a conflict between his grandfather's church choir and a new vicar in Stinsford.

    2. 1871 · nullRevision and Focus Shift

      During the summer of 1871, Hardy revised the manuscript, shifting focus from the choir to the love story between Dick and Fancy.

    3. 1872 · nullCritical Reception

      Critics recognized the novel as an important precursor to Hardy's later works, with Horace Moule calling it a 'prose idyll' in 1872.

    4. 15 June 1872 · nullPublication by Tinsley

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

Sources

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