Adam Bede falls in love with a teenage orphan who is being secretly seduced by a wealthy squire which leads to a series of tragedies. Adam attempts to navigate the situation exposing lies and unexpected betrayals. In the small village of Hayslope a group of men and women are pulled into an unconventional love story that changes the trajectory of their lives. Adam Bede is a young carpenter who adores Hetty the 17yearold cousin of Dinah a Methodist preacher. Hetty is a flirtatious beauty who engages in a romance with Captain Arthur Donnithorne. When their relationship is discovered Adam insists Arthur leave Hetty to which he quickly obliges. Despite his interference Adam is unaware of a looming development that will send Hetty down and dark and inevitable path. George Eliot brilliantly composes a multilayered story driven by selfish desires. It explores the hidden consequences of behavior as well as the superficial nature of romance. Adam Bede is a complex tale that questions elements of chivalry marriage and the traditional family. With an eyecatching new cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of Adam Bede is both modern and readable.