Adam Bede |
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Author:
| Eliot, George |
Prepared for Publication by:
| P, S. |
ISBN: | 978-1-5455-2956-0 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2017 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $12.33 |
Book Description:
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George Elliot's classic tale of seduction, betrayal, love and deception, "Adam Bede" tells the tale of Adam Bede, a 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 by their innocence, both Adam and Hetty allow their foolish hearts to trap them in a triangle of seduction, murder,...
More DescriptionGeorge Elliot's classic tale of seduction, betrayal, love and deception, "Adam Bede" tells the tale of Adam Bede, a 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 by their innocence, both Adam and Hetty allow their foolish hearts to trap them in a triangle of seduction, murder, and retribution.