Adam Bede (version 2), George Eliothttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/adam-bede-version-2-by-george-eliot-1819-1880--6632949
The story centres on a pastoral love triangle. Two young men, carpenter Adam Bede and squire Captain Arthur Donnithorne, are both in love with the mercurial Hetty Sorrel. There’s a further love interest between Adam and beautiful lay preacher Dinah Morris.

The setting is a country village in the north of England in the last years of the eighteenth century. The author paints a wonderful landscape of contemporary life as it really was, and excels in the portraits of her characters. Each is flawed, each has their own passions, each is unique, and through this great novel, Eliot put her stamp on literature and on the way we view the vagaries of character, helping us to see people as they really are.

This is one of the greatest novels in the English language. First published in 1859, Adam Bede has never been out of print since, which speaks volumes about its timeless quality. - Summary by Tom Denholm]]>enFictionCopyright ciessehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b4d0dd1645534a5e257802bbb31d001e.jpgAdam Bede (version 2), George Eliothttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/adam-bede-version-2-by-george-eliot-1819-1880--6632949Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:06:37 +0000ciesseciessefeeds@spreaker.comGeorge Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans – an ironic ‘deception’ given that Adam Bede, her first novel, is written unashamedly from a feminist standpoint.The story centres on a pastoral love triangle. Two young men, carpenter Adam Bede and...
The story centres on a pastoral love triangle. Two young men, carpenter Adam Bede and squire Captain Arthur Donnithorne, are both in love with the mercurial Hetty Sorrel. There’s a further love interest between Adam and beautiful lay preacher Dinah Morris.

The setting is a country village in the north of England in the last years of the eighteenth century. The author paints a wonderful landscape of contemporary life as it really was, and excels in the portraits of her characters. Each is flawed, each has their own passions, each is unique, and through this great novel, Eliot put her stamp on literature and on the way we view the vagaries of character, helping us to see people as they really are.

This is one of the greatest novels in the English language. First published in 1859, Adam Bede has never been out of print since, which speaks volumes about its timeless quality. - Summary by Tom Denholm]]>falseb4417669-76cc-5e4b-8cfe-3d0a3084869cserialChapter 5, The Rector, Part iihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-5-the-rector-part-ii--66210630https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210630Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1721false8fullBook 1, Chapter 1, The Workshophttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/book-1-chapter-1-the-workshop--66210632https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210632Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1433false1fullChapter 3, After the Preachinghttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-3-after-the-preaching--66210636https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210636Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1125false4fullChapter 10, Dinah Visits Lisbethhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-10-dinah-visits-lisbeth--66210639https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210639Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse2054false13fullChapter 7, The Dairyhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-7-the-dairy--66210642https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210642Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse902false10fullChapter 5, The Rector, Part ihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-5-the-rector-part-i--66210643https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210643Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1213false7fullChapter 2, The Preaching, Part iihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-2-the-preaching-part-ii--66210644https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210644Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1716false3fullChapter 21, The Night-School and the Schoolmaster, Part iihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-21-the-night-school-and-the-schoolmaster-part-ii--66210648https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210648Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1399false27fullChapter 2, The Preaching, Part ihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-2-the-preaching-part-i--66210650https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210650Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1843false2fullChapter 4, Home and its Sorrows, Part ihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-4-home-and-its-sorrows-part-i--66210651https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210651Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1449false5fullChapter 14, The Return Homehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-14-the-return-home--66210653https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210653Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1570false17fullChapter 4, Home and its Sorrows, Part iihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-4-home-and-its-sorrows-part-ii--66210654https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210654Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1247false6fullChapter 9, Hetty's Worldhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-9-hetty-s-world--66210655https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210655Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1207false12fullChapter 15, The Two Bed-Chambershttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-15-the-two-bed-chambers--66210656https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210656Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse2369false18fullChapter 16, Linkshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-16-links--66210657https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210657Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse2239false19fullChapter 12, In the Woodhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-12-in-the-wood--66210658https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210658Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse2029false15fullChapter 6, The Hall Farmhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-6-the-hall-farm--66210660https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210660Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse2083false9fullChapter 18, Church, Part ihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-18-church-part-i--66210661https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210661Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1931false21fullChapter 11, In the Cottagehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-11-in-the-cottage--66210662https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210662Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1381false14fullChapter 13, Evening in the 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+0000ciesse1466false25fullChapter 20, Adam Visits the Hall Farm, Part ihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-20-adam-visits-the-hall-farm-part-i--66210672https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210672Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1607false24fullBook 2, Chapter 17, In Which the Story Pauses a Littlehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/book-2-chapter-17-in-which-the-story-pauses-a-little--66210673https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210673Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1728false20fullChapter 23, Dinner-Timehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-23-dinner-time--66210682https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210682Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse820false29fullBook 3, Chapter 22, Going to the Birthday Feasthttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/book-3-chapter-22-going-to-the-birthday-feast--66210698https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210698Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse1844false28fullChapter 18, Church, Part iihttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-18-church-part-ii--66210709https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210709Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:48 +0000ciesse2052false22fullChapter 31, In Hetty's Bedchamberhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-31-in-hetty-s-bedchamber--66210635https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210635Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1714false37fullChapter 33, More Linkshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-33-more-links--66210637https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210637Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1166false39fullChapter 34, The Betrothalhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-34-the-betrothal--66210641https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210641Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse791false40fullChapter 32, Mrs Poyser 'Has Her Say Out'https://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-32-mrs-poyser-has-her-say-out--66210645https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210645Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1619false38fullChapter 38, The Questhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-38-the-quest--66210652https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210652Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse2438false44fullChapter 50, In the Cottagehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-50-in-the-cottage--66210664https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210664Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1904false56fullChapter 45, In the Prisonhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-45-in-the-prison--66210665https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210665Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1935false51fullBook 4, Chapter 27, A Crisishttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/book-4-chapter-27-a-crisis--66210667https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210667Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1973false33fullChapter 54, The Meeting on the Hillhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-54-the-meeting-on-the-hill--66210671https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210671Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse965false60fullChapter 37,The Journey in Despairhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-37-the-journey-in-despair--66210674https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210674Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse2187false43fullChapter 55, Marriage Bellshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-55-marriage-bells--66210676https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210676Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse441false61fullChapter 24, The Health-Drinkinghttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-24-the-health-drinking--66210677https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210677Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1381false30fullEpiloguehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/epilogue--66210678https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210678Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse623false62fullChapter 47, The Last Momenthttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-47-the-last-moment--66210679https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210679Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse189false53fullChapter 48, Another Meeting in the Woodhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-48-another-meeting-in-the-wood--66210683https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210683Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1637false54fullChapter 42, The Morning of the Trialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-42-the-morning-of-the-trial--66210686https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210686Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse828false48fullChapter 25, The Gameshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-25-the-games--66210687https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210687Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1415false31fullChapter 28, A Dilemmahttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-28-a-dilemma--66210699https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210699Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1365false34fullChapter 35, The Hidden Dreadhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-35-the-hidden-dread--66210700https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210700Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1018false41fullChapter 40, The Bitter Waters Spreadhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-40-the-bitter-waters-spread--66210701https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210701Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1526false46fullChapter 26, The Dancehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-26-the-dance--66210703https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210703Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1876false32fullBook 5, Chapter 36, The Journey of Hopehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/book-5-chapter-36-the-journey-of-hope--66210704https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210704Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1554false42fullChapter 46, The Hours of Suspensehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-46-the-hours-of-suspense--66210705https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210705Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1082false52fullChapter 30, The Delivery of the Letterhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-30-the-delivery-of-the-letter--66210706https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210706Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse2257false36fullChapter 41, The Eve of the Trialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-41-the-eve-of-the-trial--66210707https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210707Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse921false47fullChapter 39,The Tidingshttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-39-the-tidings--66210708https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210708Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1333false45fullChapter 44, Arthur's Returnhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-44-arthur-s-return--66210710https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210710Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1284false50fullBook 6, Chapter 49, At the Hall Farmhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/book-6-chapter-49-at-the-hall-farm--66210711https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210711Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1633false55fullChapter 52, Adam and Dinahhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-52-adam-and-dinah--66210712https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66210712Thu, 22 May 2025 21:01:49 +0000ciesse1517false58fullChapter 53, The Harvest 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