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 the quality of an English folk song. Within the setting of Hayslope, a small, rural community, Eliot brilliantly creates a sense of earthy reality, making the landscape itself as vital a presence in the novel as that of her characters themselves.
By:
George Eliot Introduction by:
Leonee Ormond Imprint: Everyman Hardcovers Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Volume: 59 Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 135mm,
Spine: 35mm
Weight: 691g ISBN:9781857150599 ISBN 10: 1857150597 Series:Everyman's Library CLASSICS Pages: 623 Publication Date:29 May 1992 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
