description: Adam Bede, the first novel written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans), was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously, even though Evans was a well-published and highly respected scholar of her time. The novel has remained in print ever since, and is used in university studies of 19th century English literature.
language: English
title: Adam Bede
titlecomplete: Adam Bede
characters: Dinah Morris, Hetty Sorrel, Adam Bede, Arthur Donnithorne
genres: Classics, British Literature, English Literature, Novels, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 25034
places: Hayslope
publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.