Adam Bede

Adam Bede – Adam Bede, George Eliot’s first full-length novel published in 1859, is a story of love, betrayal, and moral consequences set in a fictional rural English community in 1799. The narrative revolves around a love “rectangle” and explores the lives of ordinary working people. The story unfolds as Adam discovers Hetty’s affair with Arthur, leading to a confrontation between the two men. Arthur, consumed by guilt, agrees to end the affair and leaves the village to join his militia.