Felix Holt, the Radical - Brossura

Eliot, George

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0140434356 ISBN 13: 9780140434354

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 1995

Riassunto

When the young nobleman Harold Transome returns to England from the colonies with a self-made fortune, he scandalizes the town of Treby Magna with his decision to stand for Parliament as a Radical. But after the idealistic Felix Holt also returns to the town, the difference between Harold's opportunistic values and Holt's profound beliefs becomes apparent. Forthright, brusque and driven by a firm desire to educate the working-class, Felix is at first viewed with suspicion by many, including the elegant but vain Esther Lyon, the daughter of the local clergyman. As she discovers, however, his blunt words conceal both passion and deep integrity. Soon the romantic and over-refined Esther finds herself overwhelmed by a heart-wrenching decision: whether to choose the wealthy Transome as a husband, or the impoverished but honest Felix Holt.

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L'autore:

Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) (1819-80) was a philosopher, journalist and translator before she became a novelist, her first stories being published in 1856. She led an unconventional life, co-editing the liberal journal Westminster Review for three years and living with the married man and philosopher George Henry Lewes. Her novels are among the greatest of the nineteenth century

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Book by Eliot George

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0140434356
• ISBN 13: 9780140434354
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 592
• Redattore: Mugglestone Lynda