Adam Bede is a historical novel written by the writer under the pseudonym George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) and originally published in 1859. It is the writer's first novel and it is one of the most important works of 19th century English literature.
Adam Bede is a young man, a carpenter by profession, who falls in love with Hetty Sorrel. However this woman is being seduced by Arthur Donnithorne, a wealthy landowner.
Set in the 18th century English countryside, Adam's morals will be put to the test after tragic events that will test his beliefs in a story about love and betrayal.
"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 Burge, carpenter and builder, in the village of Hayslope, as it appeared on the eighteenth of June, in the year of our Lord 1799..."
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Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victor...
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