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Adam Bede
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 19 hrs and 52 mins
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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, delights only in her baubles - and the delusion that the careless Captain Donnithorne may ask for her hand.
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- Tad Davis
- 03-08-15
Country tragedy and country humor
I have a kind of love/hate relationship with George Eliot. On one hand, she writes beautifully crafted novels filled with interesting and solid characters. On the other hand, she's always interrupting her narrative to tell me how to think about it. She's forever reaching after generalizations, but many of them ring as false to me as the narrative itself rings true.
Adam Bede is no exception. As a narrator, Eliot annoys me; as a narrative, the book is a graceful and moving story about life and love in a small village as the 18th century slides into the 19th. (Some of the dinner-table conversation revolves around Bony - Napoleon - and the threat he and the armies of France pose.)
Adam is a carpenter who's in love with Hatty; but Hatty's head has been turned by Arthur, the son of the local squire. Arthur and Adam fight; Arthur goes off to join his regiment; Hatty decides to marry Adam after all; but as the day approaches, she discovers (in wonderfully elliptical Victorian prose) that she's pregnant.
In some ways the book could have been written by Thomas Hardy. The ending is less grim than it would have been in Hardy's hands, and there is considerably more country-folkish humor throughout the book; but not everyone makes it through, and there is a kind of autumnal poignancy about the last moments.
One of the more remarkable achievements in the book is the character Dinah, an early Methodist. Until the Conference forbids it, Dinah plays the unusual role of itinerant preacher. She's a gentle, loving, peaceful soul, and one of the few utterly believable persons of faith I've encountered in fiction.
Nadia May is a comfortable narrator, reliable as a rock, and I very much enjoyed her performance.
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- Doggy Bird
- 01-19-15
Consummate reading by Nadia May
There are some audiobook readers whose narrations never fail and among those I would place Nadia May. I have had this audiobook for more than a decade and never got around to listening to it until now but it is still as wonderful as the day I bought it - and now there are so many other readings available but this is still the one I would choose. Nadia May has wonderful tone, pace, diction and an ability to tell a story without drawing attention to herself. That said her ability to appropriately read dialects in a natural tone is an amazing talent.
In this particular text she speaks the dialect of the rural farmers and tradespeople in a way that makes the realism for which George Eliot strives have a much greater impact than reading the book as a text. I have heard many of her other narrations such as 'Anna Karenina' in which her ability to give a subtle Russian accent to words also made the reading a much greater pleasure than would otherwise be the case.
I love the intricacy of the text in 19th century novels and having a reader like Nadia May makes these readings so much richer. I highly recommend this book, particularly as read by such a talented narrator.
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- Angela
- 04-21-11
Smooth and Enjoyable Listening
After listening to MIddlemarch, I eagerly sought-out another of George Eliot's books. I am satisfied that I selected Adam Bede. As her first book, it is not as polished as Middlemarch; however, it is quite enjoyable. The reader, Nadia May, is superb. She employs every voice mechnization possible to portray the many characters authentically and she succeeds.A good listen.
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- Dale Bowles
- 06-13-21
Great plot, great performance
This book kept me listening till 4:30 AM. I thought I knew what would happen, but I was wrong. And the reader was always interesting to listen to. Kudos!
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- Alison Yates
- 01-30-10
Really good!
So this is a chick book back in the day when chicks were not allow to write and so had to use male pen names. For the time and place in history this was written it is a very good story with excellent character development and plot line.
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- Sarah
- 04-07-22
Wouldn't listen again.
It was OK. It was entirely too long. I nearly gave up when I had 10 hours left, but read the summary again, and decided to give it another try. The summary makes it seem much more exciting than it truly is.There was too much minutia about characters that didn't really matter or that the reader doesn't really care about. Also I found it difficult to care what really happened in the end. I liked Adam Bede, but ultimately did not have strong feelings about the story or the characters.
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- D-RO
- 01-20-22
Well done but deserves an upgrade
The story was surprising and insightful. The actors performance was very good. Unfortunately with the better sound quality since the recording in 1995, an acute listener can at times hear the sound of a stopwatch, a gulp of water, the sucking of a cough drop, etc. Please don't let those small things get in the way of the great story and performance. I only mention to hopefully get Audible to invest in either remastering of recording or a new recording.
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- DFK
- 06-08-21
I think the book should be titled Dinah
The book started a bit slowly, but after the characters are fleshed out, the story certainly takes off and further on I really felt that I wanted to know what happens to the characters. Though the story is generally focused on whatever goes on surrounding Adam Bede, I think the real interesting character is Dinah, and I would have preferred if it were all told from her perspective. A woman Methodist preacher is far more interesting as a character than a working guy, as upstanding as Adam is. Dinah has tremendous influence on everyone and on the development of the story. I don’t want to spoil the end for anyone, so I won’t say what decision Dinah took, but one of her decisions told at the very end might be realistic, but was still disappointing. I am not a religious person, and would not at all be inspired by Dinah’s prayers and belief in how God shows her the way, but she is a compelling character, nevertheless. At times, her prayers and preaching were way too Christian for me, but I reminded myself that it is the character that is being depicted, and she was depicted very well. My favorite character is Mrs Poyser. She is related to in discussions of the book as the comic character, and she is indeed very witty with amazing metaphors whenever she speaks. But in some ways she is far from comic. Rather, she “tells it like it is.” She knows how to tell the rich landowner a thing or two, and she knows how to speak up. I’d be happy to have that woman on my side any time. Eliot’s writing is superb and a pleasure to listen to. The narrator also does a superb job. I have one quibble with her reading - she often pauses a bit too much between sentences. But I got past that (I listed to her read a different book by George Eliot, as well), and enjoyed her accents, voices, and expression of emotion. She does the whiny Mrs Bede so well that she is almost too much - you could imagine her sons becoming exasperated, and yet she is a totally believable character. (Probably everyone knows someone like her.) And, this book is a freebie! I recommend it heartily.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-30-21
Nadia May delivered a spellbinding performance
What a pleasure to gain such intimate understanding of George Elliot's endearing and u forgettable characters. Bravo!
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- Joan
- 12-18-20
Very satisfying.
Written in a style reminiscent of Austen. Very enjoyable. I shall read more of George Eliot.
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- F. Wynn
- 01-11-15
Ruined by Narrator
Would you try another book written by George Eliot or narrated by Nadia May?
No
What other book might you compare Adam Bede to, and why?
Adam Bede is incomparable to any book. It is a masterpiece as are all Eliot's works.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
The whole presentation was flawed by the tenor of her voice and the irritating character studies.
Was Adam Bede worth the listening time?
The story would have been,; I have read the book and loved it. The narrator made the listening tedious. I would never buy a book narrated by her.
Any additional comments?
I hoped to buy Felix Holt by George Eliot but refrained from doing so because of narrator, Nadia May
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- Escoffier
- 10-10-14
Wonderful story
Would you consider the audio edition of Adam Bede to be better than the print version?
No, they each have their place.
What did you like best about this story?
I loved Eliot's characterisations and beautiful descriptions.
Which character – as performed by Nadia May – was your favourite?
They were all outstanding, Nadia May is a brilliant mimic and has an amazing voice range.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The whole book is profoundly moving, everything links together, you are aware that anything not understood early on will certainly be explained or developed later.
Any additional comments?
I think George Eliot would have been very pleased with Nadia May's work. A great choice.
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- theca
- 10-11-22
Remarkable
Written 1859 but apart from the language used is so relatable to today. Narration was fantastic. All characters distinct and with their native accents was so good. My only criticism was how the story suddenly changed and was truly sad. I don’t know if I missed something somewhere. Not that it was unbelievable but somewhat a surprise with little backing from the writing. Maybe you will agree when you hear it. And little explanation after. Never the less I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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- K. Bertie
- 09-26-22
Stick with it and slow narrator down
I found the narration of this way too quick, but when I slowed it down it became absolutely perfect and the narration was wonderful.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-15-22
A must read classic
I really enjoyed this book. On the whole the narrator read well, though I did find the over long pauses after each sentence spoilt the flow of the book.
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- Neikka
- 09-07-22
Fabulous book
This is the best book I’ve listened to in a long time and I also have the paperback version and look forward to reading that as well.
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- eGJ
- 07-09-22
A wonderful rendition
A wonderful unabridged version with enjoyable narration by Nadia May (except for Tottie who is a pain anyway!) the whole saga is slow to set up, but George Elliot needs this to establish the background and develop a fascinating listen.
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- Normal Norman
- 06-04-22
Flawed but Rewarding
Eliot’s first novel has its faults, overly long and overly sentimental, but it’s a great story for all that. A genuinely shocking insight into the customs and beliefs of our forefathers.
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- Lisa
- 03-27-22
Superb
excellent in every way a gripping story magnificently read by a very talented narrator
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- Anonymous User
- 01-26-22
Thank you Narrator
I am not a literary expert, and am relatively new to the classics. When you are trying to navigate the plethora of amazing authors, to learn and gain insight to a time of writing you never had time for previously, having someone read them to you succinctly and without distracting error is amazingly helpful. Thank you Nadia.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-16-22
Another good one.
Nadia May is a fabulous narrator. I love Eliot and any book read by Nadia is going to be of great quality. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-24-22
Wonderful narration
The narrator deserves more than 5 stars. wonderful story brought fully alive. I lived inside the story.
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Felix Holt, The Radical
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Relinquishing thoughts of a materially rewarding life, the respectably educated Felix Holt returns to his native village in North Loamshire and becomes an artisan. He is a forceful young man of honor, integrity, and idealism, burning to participate in political life so that he may improve the lot of his fellow artisans.
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four and a half stars
- By connie on 01-02-08
By: George Eliot
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Daniel Deronda
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the masterpieces of English fiction, Daniel Deronda tells the intertwined stories of two characters as they each come to discover the truth of their natures. Gwendolen Harleth is the beautiful, high-spirited daughter of an impoverished upper-class family. Daniel Deronda, the adopted son of an aristocratic Englishman, is searching for his path in life.
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An intense novel with a few flaws
- By Tad Davis on 02-09-11
By: George Eliot
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The Mill on the Floss
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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'If life had no love in it, what else was there for Maggie?' The Mill on the Floss, first published in 1860, is considered one of George Eliot's most autobiographical works. Having formed a complex bond with her own family, George Eliot, now known to the public as Mary Ann Evans, depicts the loving yet volatile relationship between the Tulliver siblings and their doting father. Spanning over a period of 10 years, The Mill on the Floss follows the coming of age of the beautiful and idealistic Maggie.
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Magnificent reading
- By In DC on 02-15-10
By: George Eliot
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Silas Marner
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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For 15 years the weaver Silas Marner has plied his loom near the village of Raveloe, alone and unjustly in exile, cut off from faith and human love, he cares only for his hoard of golden guineas. But two events occur that will change his life forever; his gold disappears and a golden-haired baby girl appears. But where did she come from and who really stole the gold? This moving tale sees Silas eventually redeemed and restored to life by the unlikely means of his love for the orphan child Eppie.
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amazing
- By Ramon on 06-04-12
By: George Eliot
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The Mill on the Floss
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Laura Paton
- Length: 20 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Maggie Tulliver has two lovers: Philip Wakem, son of her father’s enemy, and Stephen Guest, already promised to her cousin. But the love she wants most in the world is that of her brother Tom. Maggie’s struggle against her passionate and sensual nature leads her to a deeper understanding and to eventual tragedy
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Great compassion
- By nina lalumia on 12-26-16
By: George Eliot
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Romola
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 22 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in the turbulent years following the death of Lorenzo de' Medici, George Eliot's fourth novel, Romola, moves the stage from the English countryside of the 19th century to an Italy four centuries before her time. It tells the tale of a young Florentine woman, Romola de' Bardi, and her coming of age through her troubled marriage to the suave and self-absorbed Greek Tito. Slowly Tito's true character begins to unfurl, and his lies and treachery push Romola toward a more spiritual path, where she transcends into a majestic, Madonna-like role.
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Listened to it 4 times in a row
- By Robert C. Causey on 12-14-21
By: George Eliot
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Felix Holt, The Radical
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Relinquishing thoughts of a materially rewarding life, the respectably educated Felix Holt returns to his native village in North Loamshire and becomes an artisan. He is a forceful young man of honor, integrity, and idealism, burning to participate in political life so that he may improve the lot of his fellow artisans.
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four and a half stars
- By connie on 01-02-08
By: George Eliot
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Daniel Deronda
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
One of the masterpieces of English fiction, Daniel Deronda tells the intertwined stories of two characters as they each come to discover the truth of their natures. Gwendolen Harleth is the beautiful, high-spirited daughter of an impoverished upper-class family. Daniel Deronda, the adopted son of an aristocratic Englishman, is searching for his path in life.
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An intense novel with a few flaws
- By Tad Davis on 02-09-11
By: George Eliot
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The Mill on the Floss
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
'If life had no love in it, what else was there for Maggie?' The Mill on the Floss, first published in 1860, is considered one of George Eliot's most autobiographical works. Having formed a complex bond with her own family, George Eliot, now known to the public as Mary Ann Evans, depicts the loving yet volatile relationship between the Tulliver siblings and their doting father. Spanning over a period of 10 years, The Mill on the Floss follows the coming of age of the beautiful and idealistic Maggie.
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Magnificent reading
- By In DC on 02-15-10
By: George Eliot
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Silas Marner
- By: George Eliot
- Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
For 15 years the weaver Silas Marner has plied his loom near the village of Raveloe, alone and unjustly in exile, cut off from faith and human love, he cares only for his hoard of golden guineas. But two events occur that will change his life forever; his gold disappears and a golden-haired baby girl appears. But where did she come from and who really stole the gold? This moving tale sees Silas eventually redeemed and restored to life by the unlikely means of his love for the orphan child Eppie.
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amazing
- By Ramon on 06-04-12
By: George Eliot