With a single drop of ink for a mirror, the Egyptian sorcerer undertakes to reveal to any chance comer far-reaching visions of the past. This is what I undertake to do for you, reader. With this drop of ink at the end of my pen, I will show you the roomy workshop of Mr. Jonathan Burge, carpenter and builder, in the village of Hayslope, as it appeared on the eighteenth of June, in the year of our Lord 1799.

Adam Bede

More than three centuries and a half ago, in the mid spring-time of 1492, we are sure that the angel of the dawn, as he travelled with broad slow wing from the Levant to the Pillars of Hercules, and from the summits of the Caucasus across all the snowy Alpine ridges to the dark nakedness of the Western isles, saw nearly the same outline of firm land and unstable sea-saw the same great mountain shadows on the same valleys as he has seen today-saw olive mounts, and pine forests, and the broad plains green with young corn or rain-freshened grass-saw the domes and spires of cities rising by the river-sides or mingled with the sedge-like masts on the many-curved sea-coast, in the same spots where they rise today. And as the faint light of his course pierced into the dwellings of men, it fell, as now, on the rosy warmth of nestling children; on the haggard waking of sorrow and sickness; on the hasty uprising of the hard-handed labourer; and on the late sleep of the night-student, who had been questioning the stars or the sages, or his own soul, for that hidden knowledge which would break through the barrier of man's brief life, and show its dark path, that seemed to bend no whither, to be an arc in an immeasurable circle of light and glory.

Romola

This novel uses the hero, Deronda, to come to terms with the English Jews, a society-within-a-society. The book's heroine, Gwendolen Harleth, marries for power rather than love, uncovering a vein in human relations that could lead, through the best intentions, to despair.

Daniel deronda

Georges Eliot, de son vrai nom Mary Ann Evans, est avec Dickens et Thackeray le plus grand romancier anglais du XIXe siècle, le chef de file de cette lignée superbe de femmes écrivains qui illustrèrent alors la littérature d'outre-Manche : Jane Austen, Mrs. Gaskell, les sœurs Brontë. Politiquement "radicale", passionnée de problèmes philosophiques et sociaux, vivant en union libre avec un homme marié, George Eliot incarne aussi le premier refus de la condition "surnuméraire" de la femme et de tous les tabous de la société victorienne. Histoire d'un tisserand, d'un "cœur simple" qui meurt et renaît à l'amour, Silas Marner nous introduit au cœur le plus profond, savoureux et sensible, de l'Angleterre rustique, avec ses commères, ses auberges, ses libertins de village et ses illuminés.

Silas Marner

Searching for his life's purpose, young Daniel Deronda is immediately attracted to the beautiful but shallow Gwendolen Harleth during a chance meeting at a casino. As they pursue separate journeys of self-discovery, culminating in Daniel's discovery of his Jewish heritage, Daniel and Gwendolen reveal much about the depth of their characters and the circumstances that have influenced their lives. Daniel Deronda was George Eliot's final, and arguably most controversial, novel. Many readers questioned the author's focus on Jewish characters and culture, and her criticism of their social position in England at that time. This criticism continued well into the twentieth century, when influential British literary critic F. R. Leavis re-released Daniel Deronda, excluding the sections focusing on the Jewish characters, and re-named it Gwendolen Harleth. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Daniel Deronda

Adam bede

Ce grand roman politique oppose deux sortes de radicaux réclamant des changements politiques profonds, lors d'une campagne électorale dans l'Angleterre des années 1830 : Harold Transome, riche propriétaire terrien, candidat sous cette étiquette par opportunisme, et Felix Holt, homme du peuple qui n'a pas le droit de vote et dont le radicalisme est un engagement de l'être entier, désireux de changer l'organisation sociale, la répartition des richesses, de redonner à chaque individu une ' part d'homme ' dans la vie. Les deux hommes se disputent également l'amour d'Esther Lyon, la fille adoptive d'un pasteur.

Dans cette lutte entre ancien et nouveau monde, le mérite personnel l'emportera-t-il sur la naissance, pour signer l'entrée dans le monde démocratique ? La collision des destins personnels avec l'histoire collective est le vrai sujet de ce roman peu connu de l'auteure, traduit pour la première fois en français.

Felix Holt, le radical

If you are either learning French, or learning English as a second language (ESL) as a French speaker, this book is for you. There are many editions of Silas Marner. This one is worth the price if you would like to enrich your French-English vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in advanced of college examinations. Each page is annotated with a mini-thesaurus of uncommon words highlighted in the text. Not only will you experience a great classic, but learn the richness of the English language with French synonyms at the bottom of each page. You will not see a full translation of the English text, but rather a running bilingual thesaurus to maximize the reader's exposure to the subtleties of both languages.

This text is an updated edition of George Eliot's classic tale. The novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial community.

Adam Bede

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