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Adam Bede
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 20 hrs and 40 mins
- Categories: History, Europe
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Publisher's Summary
George Eliot's first full-length novel Adam Bede is a profound rendering of 19th century English pastoral life. This timeless story of seduction and betrayal follows the virtuous carpenter Adam Bede, whose world is soon disrupted when the all-too-beautiful Hetty betrays him for another villager. Her actions precipitate a turmoil of tragic events that shake the very foundations of their serene rural community. Eliot's gift for leisurely and lyrical prose is in full effect here and her insight into human emotion and complexity is unrivalled.
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- Petra M
- 03-20-19
Great narration
Didn’t think anybody could come close to Juliet Stevenson as a narrator, but this Georgina Sutton is marvelous!
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- J. Stirling
- 08-26-17
Soul satisfied
It's a slow pace and yet when it was over I wanted wanted more. The reader is multi talented. I loved her authentic and lyrical delivery of the authors work.
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- Bill M
- 04-07-17
About This Book
Good Story. Excellent narration that brought the characters to life and held my interest throughout the book:-):-)
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- MRS AUDREY MAWBY
- 04-03-15
A story of country folk in the time of John Wesley
I did not expect quite so much preaching, and found the book rather long. The plot could well have been dealt with in half as many words. The narrator captured the mood perfectly and was adept at voicing the recognisable characters with great variety of tone and dialect.
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- M. Bolch
- 05-20-19
an unread classic?
A really good story well written by Mary - a brilliant writer, I purchased the book but print was too small so i bought this instead and i’m so glad that I did. I loved the different accents of the narrator - well spoken and easy to understand all the way through.
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- highlander
- 11-18-20
wonderful story
just loved this book as I enjoy most by george eliot full of wisdom and understanding of human nature.
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- Paula H. A. Levey
- 06-12-20
The best
This book is absolutely wonderful. The characters are terrific. Mrs Poyser is so entertaining in her speech I’m tempted to start the book all over again. And Adam Bede is the hero for me! I wish I had read it in my teens.