Adam Bede - A Tale of Murder and Innocence Lost - Hetty Sorrel's Doomed and Tragic Love Affair.
Channel: jharekcarnelian
Date: 2024-04-07

Having hopefully got your attention with the tile I'm doing a short review here of the novel 'Adam Bede' by the novelist George Eliot. Although the novel is still quite well-known I wonder how often it is actually read nowadays outside academic settings. Of course, some people read Victorian literature for pleasure but they are bookish oddballs, like myself. It strikes me as a work that could do with a new adaptation. I've given some links about George Eliot, the novel and a link Project Gutenberg where you can read it for free. The story of young Hetty's doomed love affair combines many strands of class and the role of women in society and religion which would make for an excellent screenplay with the right creative team.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Eliot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Bede#adaptationsummit 

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/507/pg507-images.html