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George Eliot's first full-length novel, Adam Bede paints a powerful portrait of rural life, seduction, faith, and redemption. First published in 1859, this innovative novel carried its readers back sixty years to a time of impending change for England and the wider world. Eliot's... Read Full Overview

With a single drop of ink for a mirror, the Egyptian sorcerer undertakes to reveal to any chance comer far-reaching visions of the past. This is what I undertake to do for you, reader. With this drop of ink at the end of my pen, I will show you the roomy workshop of Mr. Jonathan... Read Full Overview

Adam Bede is a hardy young carpenter who cares for his aging mother. His one weakness is the woman he loves blindly: the trifling town beauty, Hetty Sorrel, whose only delights are her baubles-and the delusion that the careless Captain Donnithorne may ask for her hand. Betrayed... Read Full Overview

Adam Bede, by George Eliot, first published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously, even though Mary Ann Evans was a highly respected and well-published scholar of her time.Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project... Read Full Overview

一目了然，下一个工人是亚当的兄弟。 他几乎一样高。 具有相同类型的特征，相同的头发和肤色。... Read Full Overview

Adam Bede by George Eliot - Adam Bede, the first novel written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans), was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously, even though Evans was a well-published and highly respected scholar of her time. The novel has remained in... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1859, "Adam Bede" is the first novel by George Eliot, which was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. Eliot was one of the leading British writers of the Victorian era, as well as a noted journalist, poet, and translator. "Adam Bede" concerns a small, tight-knit,... Read Full Overview