This Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 16 pages, consists of two parts. Part I, a biography of Eliot, was originally published in 1906 in "English Authors: A Handbook of English Literature." Part II, a highly condensed retelling of Eliot's novel "Adam Bede," was originally published in 1920 in "One Hundred Best Novels Condensed, Vol. 3."

Sample passages:
(from Part I, the biography) She was sent to a boarding school in Coventry kept by Miss Franklin, and immediately she became a favorite with teachers and pupils. So popular was she in fact with her schoolmates that they quarreled as to who should walk with her, and the teachers were forced to settle the disputes by making it depend upon alphabetical succession. She learned everything with ease and was passionately fond of music and became a thoroughly accomplished pianist. She was always very sensitive about her looks. She was intensely ugly. There was not a single feature of her face or figure that was pleasing, and yet so charming was she in conversation, and so lovely and unselfish in character that she was universally beloved. One of her attractions was a low, soft voice, and a peculiarly sweet and winning smile.

(from Part II, "Adam Bede," condensed) When Hetty read Arthur's letter she gave way to despair. Then, by one of those convulsive, motiveless actions by which the wretched leap from temporary sorrow to lifelong misery, she determined to marry Adam. The big carpenter was in the seventh heaven, Hetty fitful and depressed. For family reasons, the marriage could not be hastened, and as the months passed she determined at any cost to seek out Arthur, whose regiment was at Windsor. Telling her uncle she was going to Snowfield to see Dinah for a little change of scene before her marriage, she started out, ignorant of the country, panic-stricken, and forlorn, eager to shun every familiar face, longing only to feel again the protection of her lover's arms.

About the Authors:
George Eliot (1819-1880) was an English novelist whose works include "Adam Bede" and "Silas Marner." Mildred Lewis Rutherford (1851-1928) was an American historian, educator, and author; other works include "American Authors: A Handbook of American Literature" and "French Authors: A Handbook of French Literature." Ellery Sedgwick (1872-1960) was the editor of the "Atlantic Monthly" from 1908 until 1938; other works include "The Life of Thomas Paine" and "The Happy Profession."

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• Publication Date: February 24, 2012
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• Print Length: 10 Pages
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