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Adam Bede

by George Eliot · 1800

Classics · ranked #99 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

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

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The verdict

Category
Classics
First published
1800 · 1800s
Author
George Eliot
Standing
Recommended

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