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Adam Bede by George Eliot

Adam Bede by George Eliot

By: Mentor New York
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 George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans – an ironic ‘deception’ given that Adam Bede, her first novel, is written unashamedly from a feminist standpoint. The story centres on a pastoral love triangle. Two young men, carpenter Adam Bede and squire Captain Arthur Donnithorne, are both in love with the mercurial Hetty Sorrel. There’s a further love interest between Adam and beautiful lay preacher Dinah Morris. The setting is a country village in the north of England in the last years of the eighteenth century. The author paints a wonderful landscape of contemporary life as it really was, and excels in the portraits of her characters. Each is flawed, each has their own passions, each is unique, and through this great novel, Eliot put her stamp on literature and on the way we view the vagaries of character, helping us to see people as they really are. This is one of the greatest novels in the English language. First published in 1859, Adam Bede has never been out of print since, which speaks volumes about its timeless quality. - Summary by Tom DenholmCopyright Mentor New York Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Adam Bede - Epilogue

    Adam Bede - Epilogue
    Jul 16 2023
    10 mins
  • Chapter 55, Marriage Bells

    Chapter 55, Marriage Bells
    Jul 16 2023
    7 mins
  • Chapter 54, The Meeting on the Hill

    Chapter 54, The Meeting on the Hill
    Jul 16 2023
    16 mins
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