Adam Bede (1800)
518 pages 3.2/5 Goodreads
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, whose only delights are 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.
Author: George Eliot, Robert Lewis Weed, Najam Saqib, Gordon Frederick Browne, David Case
ISBN: 9780497257675
Content Warnings
Mental Health & Emotional
Death of a child Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth (referenced)
Other
Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Wrongful imprisonment
Sexual Content
Age-gap relationships (predatory) Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations
Violence & Physical Harm
Child abuse / harm to children
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