Publisher's Synopsis
Adam Bede is a novel written by George Eliot, and it is the first in a series of novels by the author. The book is set in a rural English community and follows the lives of several characters, including the title character, Adam Bede. Adam is a carpenter who is deeply in love with a young woman named Hetty Sorrel, but she is in love with someone else. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, and redemption, as well as the complexities of rural life in the 19th century. The book is considered a classic of English literature and is known for its vivid characters and richly detailed setting
 
William Blackwood & Sons; Edinburgh, c. 1890. This book has five raised bands to spine, light tan leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Corners rubbed and bumped. Leather corners. Edges rubbed. Gilt edged text block to top. Marbled end papers. With illustrations. 466 pp. Binding tight and text clean. Preowned. No ISBN.