Adam Bede (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: George Eliot
- First Published: 1859
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: 1799
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Adam Bede, Seth, Martin Poyser, Mrs. Poyser, Dinah Morris, Hetty Sorrel, Captain Arthur Donnithorne, Parson Irwine
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Rural or country life, Obsession, Pregnancy, Ministry or ministers, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Illegitimacy, Ethics, Carpentry or carpenters, Preaching, Fate or fatalism, Romanticism
- Locales: England
The Story:
In the village of Hayslope at the close of the eighteenth century, there lived a young carpenter named Adam Bede. Tall and muscular, Adam was respected by everyone as a good workman and an honest and upright man. Even the young squire, Captain Arthur Donnithorne, knew Adam and liked him, and Adam in turn regarded the squire as his best friend.
Adam was, in fact, so good a workman that his employer, Mr. Jonathan Burge, the builder, would have welcomed him as his son-in-law and partner. Adam, however, had no eyes for Mary Burge; his only thoughts were of...
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