![]() ![]() ***Eighty-six black and white illustrations mainly from photographs throughout by Allan P. First impression of the true first edition. Allan Mottram and Vernon Mottram (illustrator). Alexandre Dumas called this novel 'the masterpiece of the century.' inventory #33051 Previous Owner s name Penned in Front, Otherwise Very Good in Wrappers. With emotional sincerity and intellectual integrity, George Eliot probes deeply into the psychology of commonplace people caught in the act of uncommon heroics. Betrayed by their innocence, vanity, and imprudence, their foolish hearts lead them to a tragic triangle of seduction, murder, and retribution. 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. ![]() FROM THE PUBLISHER - 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. Previous Owner s name Penned in Front, Otherwise Very Good in Wrappers. ![]()
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