![]() ![]() George Eliot the author was an advocate of realism in literature. The novel is set in the year 1799 in the fictional village of Hayslope, located in the Midlands of England, and gives a depiction of the ordinary life of common folks in the countryside with a unique narrative technique. It is the story of the personal and relationship struggles of the eponymous protagonist Adam Bede who falls in love with beautiful Hetty Sorrel and joyfully looks forward to making her his bride after a hard-won betrothal only to be crushed by the news of a crime that reveals Hetty to be callous and selfish. ![]() Adam Bede by George Eliot is a historical novel that places ordinary people and commonplace things at the center of its art. ![]()
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