Adapted by Robert Forrest.
As the eighteenth century turns into the nineteenth, a small Staffordshire village plays host to a tragic love triangle, in this adaptation of a literary classic.
Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire's son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur's seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not just Adam Bede, but many others, not least, pious Methodist Preacher Dinah Morris.
Cast:
Adam Bede.........Thomas Arnold
Hetty Sorrel.........Katherine Igoe
Dinah Morris.........Vicki Liddelle
Arthur Donnithorne.........Richard Greenwood
Mr Irwin.........Crawford Logan
Seth.........John Kielty
Elizabeth.........Anne Scott-Jones
Rachel.........Noreen Latham
With James Bryce
Directed by Patrick Rayner
First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2001.
3 Episodes. 67 min each. 61MB . Bitrate 128kbps
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George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, one of the leading English novelists of the 19th century. Her novels, most famously 'Middlemarch', are celebrated for their realism and psychological insights.
George Eliot was born on 22 November 1819 in rural Warwickshire. When her mother died in 1836, Eliot left school to help run her father's household. In 1841, she moved with her father to Coventry and lived with him until his death in 1849. Eliot then travelled in Europe, eventually settling in London.
In 1850, Eliot began contributing to the 'Westminster Review', a leading journal for philosophical radicals, and later became its editor. She was now at the centre of a literary circle through which she met George Henry Lewes, with whom she lived until his death in 1878. Lewes was married and their relationship caused a scandal. Eliot was shunned by friends and family.
Lewes encouraged Eliot to write. In 1856, she began 'Scenes of Clerical Life', stories about the people of her native Warwickshire, which were published in 'Blackwood's Magazine'. Her first novel, 'Adam Bede', followed in 1859 and was a great success. She used a male pen name to ensure her works were taken seriously in an era when female authors were usually associated with romantic novels.
Her other novels include 'The Mill on the Floss' (1860), 'Silas Marner' (1861), 'Romola' (1863), 'Middlemarch' (1872) and 'Daniel Deronda' (1876). The popularity of Eliot's novels brought social acceptance, and Lewes and Eliot's home became a meeting place for writers and intellectuals.
After Lewes' death Eliot married a friend, John Cross, who was 20 years her junior. She died on 22 December 1880 and was buried in Highgate Cemetery in north London.
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Robert Johnson
Hello Robert,
Since I uploaded this in 2015, Microsoft changed from the short linking format to the current longer version. Short of searching through all my postings I rely upon others to let me know when the link doesn't work.
The new link is above.
Enjoy.
Thank you William :)
Hi David,
Were you able to download the files as Robert Johnson said yesterday that the link didn't work?
See my response to him today.
The new link is amended above.
William
Hi William The link worked fine for me thank you. It's great to get these classic stories and very good of you to share :)
David
William, thank you so much! You are bringing us some real gems.
Thank you, William!
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