Felix Holt: The RadicalWhen the young nobleman Harold Transome returns to England from the colonies with a self-made fortune, he scandalizes the town of Treby Magna with his decision to stand for Parliament as a Radical. But after the idealistic Felix Holt also returns to the town, the difference between Harold's opportunistic values and Holt's profound beliefs becomes apparent. Forthright, brusque and driven by a firm desire to educate the working-class, Felix is at first viewed with suspicion by many, including the elegant but vain Esther Lyon, the daughter of the local clergyman. As she discovers, however, his blunt words conceal both passion and deep integrity. Soon the romantic and over-refined Esther finds herself overwhelmed by a heart-wrenching decision: whether to choose the wealthy Transome as a husband, or the impoverished but honest Felix Holt. |
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... eyes away. He was at variance with himself. He had begun what he felt that he ought not to finish') and the opening of Chapter XXXIII. 33. G. Eliot, 'Margaret Fuller and Mary Wollstonecraft', in Pinney (1963), p. 205. 34. G. Beer ...
... eyes away. He was at variance with himself. He had begun what he felt that he ought not to finish') and the opening of Chapter XXXIII. 33. G. Eliot, 'Margaret Fuller and Mary Wollstonecraft', in Pinney (1963), p. 205. 34. G. Beer ...
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... eyes and eyebrows, and a somewhat eagle-like yet not unfeminine face. Her tight-fitting black dress was much worn; the fine lace of her cuffs and collar, and of the small veil which fell backwards over her high comb, was visibly mended ...
... eyes and eyebrows, and a somewhat eagle-like yet not unfeminine face. Her tight-fitting black dress was much worn; the fine lace of her cuffs and collar, and of the small veil which fell backwards over her high comb, was visibly mended ...
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... eyes met hers, turning away again with self-checking resolution. At last, prompted by some sudden thought or by some sound, she rose and went hastily beyond the tapestry curtain into the library. She paused near the door without ...
... eyes met hers, turning away again with self-checking resolution. At last, prompted by some sudden thought or by some sound, she rose and went hastily beyond the tapestry curtain into the library. She paused near the door without ...
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... eyes seemed to dwell on her pleasantly; but, turning from it with a sort of impatience, and saying aloud, 'Of course he will be altered!' she rose almost with diculty, and walked more slowly than before across the hall to the entrance ...
... eyes seemed to dwell on her pleasantly; but, turning from it with a sort of impatience, and saying aloud, 'Of course he will be altered!' she rose almost with diculty, and walked more slowly than before across the hall to the entrance ...
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... eyes met, the sense of strangeness came upon her like a terror. It was not hard to understand that she was agitated, and the son led her across the hall to the sitting-room, closing the door behind them. Then he turned towards her and ...
... eyes met, the sense of strangeness came upon her like a terror. It was not hard to understand that she was agitated, and the son led her across the hall to the sitting-room, closing the door behind them. Then he turned towards her and ...
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