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Adam Bede

By: George Eliot
Narrated by: Nadia May
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George Eliot's first full-length novel is the moving, realistic portrait of three people troubled by unwise love.

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.

Betrayed by their innocence, both Adam and Hetty allow their foolish hearts to trap them in a triangle of seduction, murder, and retribution. Only in the lovely Dinah Morris, a preacher, does Adam find his redemption.

Public Domain (P)1995 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Literary Fiction Classics Fiction Small Town & Rural Genre Fiction Heartfelt British Classics

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I have heard it said that it is easier for novelist to write about vicious characters than it is to create a virtuous character who is believable. George Elliot has created in Adam Bede and Dinah Morris two virtuous characters who are also complex. Thus, George Eliot, like her fellow, Victorian novelist, uses this novel as an occasion for the reader’s reflection and moral improvement of his character. Nadia May’s Nelly masters the heavy northern dialect that George Elliot commits to print. Therefore, this is one of the finest performances I have listened to. if you like, Victorian novels, this one is not to be missed.

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Nadia May is a wonderful performer; I have several books read by her and and her range is unsurpassed.

The exceptional character development.

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Maybe not surprisingly because this was Eliot's first novel, I had a few complaints about the pacing and about the resolution of some plot lines. But the prose was always beautiful and it was overall an interesting enough story to be worth the time. And, oh my god, Nadia May's narration! So good. All the voices were very distinct, all the accents and verbal mannerisms wonderfully captured. May also was always right on the mark with tone, hitting everything from the sometimes droly ironic narration or humorous dialog to the most tense scenes with just the right inflection. If you're thinking of reading Adam Bede, definitely give this audiobook a shot. Way better than slogging through the phonetically written dialect of the original text.

Amazing Narration

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So beautifully read. Amazing how relatable George Elliott’s 18th/19th century characters can be. It’s her ability to put into words the internal workings and wrestling of her characters’ hearts, minds, and souls. And always a good history lesson included.

A heart wrenching and heart warming classic beautifully read

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How times have changed. This story was well read and helped to tell a story of faith, love, loss, tragedy and hope. Great characters.

Story well read

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