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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Adam Bede
by George Eliot
Length: 20:40 h
Published: 12-18-14
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Eliot: Adam Bede
by Hannah Gordon
Length: 2:21 h
Published: 2010-12-01
Tracks:
12:53 Adam Bede: Chapter 1, The Bede Family 23:55 Adam Bede: Chapter 2, Foolishly In Love 16:14 Adam Bede: Chapter 3, An Ill Fated Party 17:56 Adam Bede: Chapter 4, End Of An Affair 14:53 Adam Bede: Chapter 5, Desperation 19:19 Adam Bede: Chapter 6, Trial And Punishment 16:36 Adam Bede: Chapter 7, Parting And Discovery 19:43 Adam Bede: Chapter 8, True Love
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Adam Bede (Unabridged)
by Georgina Sutton
Length: 20:40 h
Published: 2015-02-03
Tracks:
08:49 Book One: Chapter I 05:36 'Come, Ben,' said Adam, rather sternly… 05:05 Seth looked a little conscious… 06:31 Chapter II: The Preaching 07:52 'Well, I wish I had time to wait and see her…' 08:00 But both styles of wit were treated… 09:44 She held no book in her ungloved hands… 06:32 Then Dinah told how the good news… 06:54 There was many a responsive sigh and groan… 05:08 Poor Bessy's wide-open black eyes… 07:41 Chapter III: After the Preaching 07:33 Seth was unable to reply… 08:14 Chapter IV: Home and Its Sorrows 07:19 Lisbeth dared not say any more… 07:30 'But, Mother, thee know'st we canna love…' 07:03 Those were happy days, especially when Seth… 05:41 'Now, lad,' said Adam, as Seth… 06:52 Chapter V: The Rector 08:34 It is very pleasant to see some men turn round… 08:58 'Ah, sir, but when he comes to church…' 09:57 'Miss Irwine told Bridget to take her lunch…' 05:47 See the difference between the impression… 09:01 Chapter VI: The Hall Farm 07:10 The fact that it was churning day… 07:03 'I don't know how, child…' 04:12 'Why, sir, you can hardly miss him…' 05:48 Chapter VII: The Dairy 06:19 'I hope you will be ready for a great holiday…' 09:35 Chapter VIII: A Vocation 09:02 'Very quiet, sir, but I saw no signs…' 05:39 Chapter IX: Hetty's World 07:42 These expressions, though figurative… 03:13 Arthur knew the rector too well… 08:30 Chapter X: Dinah Visits Lisbeth 05:41 Adam was seated on a rough bench… 07:42 Lisbeth had been rocking herself in this way… 06:25 'What!' said Lisbeth, taking the cup… 09:53 Chapter XI: In the Cottage 09:19 'Ye might ha' made the parridge worse,'… 06:57 Chapter XII: In the Wood 09:21 Old John's wooden, deep-wrinkled face… 05:54 Arthur strolled along carelessly… 04:31 Such young unfurrowed souls… 05:23 Chapter XIII: Evening in the Wood 07:17 If Hetty had known he was there… 07:34 Chapter XIV: The Return Home 06:57 The barking had its effect in the house… 05:54 'Come, Hetty,' said Martin Poyser… 08:42 Chapter XV: The Two Bed-Chambers 09:09 How pretty the little puss looks… 06:53 It is generally a feminine eye that first detects… 08:17 By the time Dinah had undressed… 06:10 Chapter XVI: Links 06:34 Towards the young squire this instinctive… 08:24 'Yes, that's just what I expected of you,'… 08:54 Arthur winced under this speech… 06:47 Book Two: Chapter XVII 06:13 But bless us, things may be lovable… 06:51 'But,' said Adam, 'I've seen pretty clear…' 03:27 Adam, you perceive, was a warm admirer… 05:53 Chapter XVIII: Church 07:27 'They'll ha' putten Thias Bede i' the ground…' 08:26 'It's no use thinking o' that,' said Mrs. Poyser. 07:57 Chad Cranage looks like quite a new… 08:32 I think, as Mr. Irwine looked round to-day… 07:25 The mother and sons listened… 08:30 Mr. Poyser paused and looked round… 07:28 Chapter XIX: Adam on a Working Day 08:53 But it was Adam's strength… 07:26 Chapter XX: Adam Visits the Hall Farm 08:16 Mrs. Poyser was not to be caught… 06:13 Hetty bending over the red bunches… 09:29 'Ah,' he said, 'that's like the ladies…' 09:31 Mrs. Poyser had turned round… 05:05 Chapter XXI: The Night-School… 08:09 The man seated next to Bill… 08:05 The moment he appeared at the kitchen door… 07:35 Vixen returned to her hamper again… 05:23 'That's likely enough, that's likely enough,'… 07:18 Book Three: Chapter XXII 08:56 But she cannot keep in the ear-rings long… 09:10 The aged group, under care of sons… 06:06 Chapter XXIII: Dinner-Time 05:13 Owing to this arrangement, Adam… 06:38 Chapter XXIV: The Health-Drinking 05:47 Perhaps there was no one present… 05:54 As Mr. Irwine paused, Arthur jumped up… 09:23 Chapter XXV: The Games 09:29 Bessy, I am sorry to say… 07:38 Chapter XXVI: The Dance 09:47 'There's the big clock strikin' eight,'… 08:23 Adam had already seen where the locket fell… 08:09 Book Four: Chapter XXVII 05:41 The buildings of the Chase Farm… 05:40 Adam was still motionless, looking at him… 07:11 'Well, Adam,' he said… 08:22 Chapter XXVIII: A Dilemma 08:41 Arthur wanted to go home… 08:41 Chapter XXIX: The Next Morning 08:53 No man can escape this vitiating effect… 07:42 Chapter XXX: The Delivery of the Letter 06:10 'You've no right to say as I love him,'… 07:57 How busy his thoughts were… 06:34 'My heart is knit to your aged mother…' 08:17 Chapter XXXI: In Hetty's Bed-Chamber 07:11 She had no tears this morning. 06:12 It was seldom the old man 08:15 Chapter XXXII: Mrs. Poyser 'Has Her Say…' 06:45 'And now, Poyser, as Satchell is laid up…' 04:52 To be thrust out of the discussion in this way… 07:27 Chapter XXXIII: More Links 07:25 But in so complex a thing as human nature… 05:55 Chapter XXXIV: The Betrothal 04:30 The red fire-light on the hearth at the Hall… 06:50 Chapter XXXV: The Hidden Dread 06:26 Soon she is in the Scantlands… 06:30 Book Five: Chapter XXXVI 08:36 She thought of all she had left behind… 05:16 When at last she reached Stony… 07:56 Chapter XXXVII: The Journey in Despair 08:27 The good landlady was amazed… 07:48 At last she was among the fields… 05:15 Hetty trembled still worse under this real fear… 08:11 Chapter XXXVIII: The Quest 08:29 'Is Dinah Morris at home?' said Adam. 08:19 At Stoniton another delay occurred… 08:05 Seth was pale and trembling… 07:25 Chapter XXXIX: The Tidings 09:41 During Adam's narrative, Mr. Irwine… 06:59 Chapter XL: The Bitter Waters Spread 06:00 'Don't fret so, father,' said Mrs. Poyser… 06:49 'Well, Bartle?' said Mr. Irwine… 05:57 Chapter XLI: The Eve of the Trial 06:00 Adam's voice had been gradually sinking… 05:36 Chapter XLII: The Morning of the Trial 05:22 'But does it seem to be going against her?' 08:13 Chapter XLIII: The Verdict 08:15 The whole time this witness was… 07:35 Chapter XLIV: Arthur's Return 09:49 Pleasant the crack of the post-boy's whip! 08:35 Chapter XLV: In the Prison 09:16 'Hetty,' she said gently, 'do you know…' 09:57 She paused, and then spoke hurriedly… 07:38 Chapter XLVI: The Hours of Suspense 07:06 'There's no knowing, my lad…' 02:21 Chapter XLVII: The Last Moment 09:14 Chapter XLVIII: Another Meeting… 06:22 Arthur's words had precisely the opposite… 06:56 There was silence for several minutes… 07:54 Book Six: Chapter XLIX 06:29 Mrs. Poyser hastened to the door… 05:58 Adam saw that Dinah was more disturbed… 07:37 Chapter L: In the Cottage 09:38 Dinah was moving away, but Lisbeth held… 09:16 This self-reproof had recurred strongly… 08:25 Chapter LI: Sunday Morning 06:13 Sunday morning was the happiest time… 07:26 Adam was silent, and tried to go on reading. 06:21 Adam wanted to go and meet Seth… 06:48 Chapter LII: Adam and Dinah 06:57 'Adam, my mind is full of questionings…' 06:30 'Hey-day! There's Adam along wi' Dinah,'… 05:32 Chapter LIII: The Harvest Supper 08:11 Tom excepted, Martin Poyser had some pride… 08:43 To any listener outside the door… 07:04 'No, Mr. Massey,' said Adam. 05:13 Chapter LIV: The Meeting on the Hill 07:16 Something like this sense of enlarged being… 05:42 Chapter LV: Marriage Bells 07:58 Epilogue
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Eliot: Adam Bede
by Hannah Gordon
Length: 2:21 h
Published: 2010-12-01
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