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Adam Bede Volume 1

Author
George Eliot
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
10 hours 22 minutes
ISBN
9781802562507
Published
11 January 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Adam Bede
  • George Eliot
  • passion
  • free spirit
  • Victorian society
  • drama
  • romance
  • tragedy
  • freedom
  • love

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"Adam Bede" by George Eliot is a captivating novel set in the pastoral countryside of early 19th-century England, exploring the complexities of love, morality, and the resilience of the human spirit. The story revolves around the honest and hardworking carpenter, Adam Bede, known for his integrity and steadfastness. Adam is deeply devoted to his work and his family, especially his younger brother, Seth Bede, a kind-hearted and pious young man. The novel opens with Adam's unrequited love for the beautiful and vain Hetty Sorrel, a local dairy-maid whose head is easily turned by flattery and admiration.

Author

George Eliot, a prominent Victorian novelist and one of the pioneers of psychological realism, exemplifies the quintessential characteristics that define literary greatness within the context of nineteenth-century British literature.

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