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Ask a question or Order this book Browse our books Search our books Book dealer info | ELIOT, GEORGE AND LEAVIS, F. R. (FOREWORD). Adam Bede. New American Library, New York: 1961. 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. ¶ 510 pages. Offered for US$ 4.45 by: Ad Infinitum Books - Book number: 5390X1 See more books from our catalog: FICTION | |||