Adam Bede Simon J. Bronner and thoughtful commentary that explore

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Unlike his more philosophical adult collections

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The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem that follows the Greek hero Odysseus

Adam Bede Simon J. Bronner and thoughtful commentary that exploreSet in 1799 in the rural English village of Hayslope, George Eliot's Adam Bede follows an honorable carpenter, Adam, who is hopelessly in love with the vain, self absorbed milkmaid, Hetty Sorrel. Hetty, however, only has eyes for the wealthy local squire, Captain Arthur Donnithorne, who seduces her and leaves her pregnant and abandoned. Desperate to escape her shame, Hetty flees town but abandons her newborn baby in the woods, which leads to her