Adam Bede. ELIOT, GEORGE AND LEAVIS, F. R. (FOREWORD.
5390X1 Signet Classic Edition - Seventh Printing. New American Library, New York: 1961. 510 pages. Softcover. reading copy. The English Midlands at the turn of the eighteenth century is the setting for George Eliot's moving novel of three unworldly people trapped by unwise love. Adam Bede, a simple carpenter, loves too blindly; Hetty Sorrel, a coquettish beauty, loves too recklessly; and Arthur Donnithorne, a dashing squire, loves too carelessly. Betrayed by their innocence, vanity and imprudence, their foolish hearts lead them to a tragic triangle of seduction, murder, and retribution. $4.45USD Click here to order or message the dealer
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