Adam Bede
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- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2008
Summary
Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire’s son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur’s seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not just Adam Bede, but many others, not least, pious Methodist Preacher Dinah Morris. A tale of seduction, betrayal, love and deception, the plot of Adam Bede has…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140436648 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140436642 |
| Author: | George Eliot, Margaret Reynolds |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2008 |
| Weight: | 506g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 41mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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” Adam Bede has taken its place among the actual experiences and endurances of my life.” - Charles Dickens
“Adam Bede has taken its place among the actual experiences and endurances of my life.” —Charles Dickens
About The Author
George Eliot
Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) (1819-80) was a philosopher, journalist and translator before she became a novelist, her first stories being published in 1856. She led an unconventional life, co-editing the liberal journal Westminster Review for three years and living with the married man and philosopher George Henry Lewes. Her novels are among the greatest of the nineteenth century.
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