Adam Bede

'Our deeds carry their terrible consequences...consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves.' Pretty Hetty Sorrel is loved by the village carpenter Adam Bede, but her head is turned by the attentions of the fickle young squire, Arthur Donnithorne. His dalliance with the dairymaid has unforeseen consequences that affect the lives of many in their small rural community. First published in 1859, Adam Bede carried its readers back sixty years to the lush countryside of Eliot's native Warwickshire, and a time of impending change for England and the wider world. Eliot's powerful portrayal of the interaction of ordinary people brought a new social realism to the novel, in which humour and tragedy co-exist, and fellow-feeling is the mainstay of human relationships. Faith, in the figure of Methodist preacher Dinah Morris, offers redemption to all who are willing to embrace it. This new edition is based on the definitive Clarendon edition and Eliot's corrected text of 1861. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

ISBN	0199203474	Volumes	1
ISBN13	9780199203475 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	408
Publisher	Oxford University Press	Published in	Oxford
Imprint	Oxford University Press	Series title	Oxford World's Classics
Format	Paperback	Previous ISBN	9780192834959
Publication date	08 May 2008	Height (mm)	196
Library of Congress	2007039693	Width (mm)	129
DEWEY	823.8	Spine width (mm)	26
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Undergraduate
Pages	592	Alternative ISBN	9781607756545

	Note on the Text
	Select Bibliography
	A Chronology of George Eliot
	Adam Bede	1
App. 1	George Eliot 's History of Adam Bede	483
App. 2	The Crime, Trial, and Execution of Mary Voce: Three Contemporary Broadsheets	487
	Explanatory Notes	497

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