De la plume de Thomas Hardy jaillit une histoire d'amours enchevêtrées. Le brave John Loveday, le major à la trompette, est amoureux d'Anne Garland, mais celle-ci a deux aspirants. Qui choisira-t-elle ?

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?