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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... present.'13 These same reservations about political as opposed to a wider social (and moral) reform are equally apparent in the radicalism of Felix Holt himself. The two returning sons, Harold Transome and Felix Holt, in their different ...
... present.'13 These same reservations about political as opposed to a wider social (and moral) reform are equally apparent in the radicalism of Felix Holt himself. The two returning sons, Harold Transome and Felix Holt, in their different ...
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... presents himself as a 'roughly-written page', Esther Lyon comes at one point to see her life as a text: 'Esther found it impossible to read in these days; her life was a book which she seemed herself to be constructing'. A range of ...
... presents himself as a 'roughly-written page', Esther Lyon comes at one point to see her life as a text: 'Esther found it impossible to read in these days; her life was a book which she seemed herself to be constructing'. A range of ...
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... present; and such as they are I am not envious of them'), the resistance of others may be somewhat lower. Esther's temptation, in the form of Transome Court and a 'gentleman' suitor vying for her hand, is entirely apposite for those ...
... present; and such as they are I am not envious of them'), the resistance of others may be somewhat lower. Esther's temptation, in the form of Transome Court and a 'gentleman' suitor vying for her hand, is entirely apposite for those ...
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... presents itself. As Jermyn recollects, 'he and another bright-eyed person had seen no reason why they should not indulge ... present to ourselves,' writes Eliot, and though no such salvation is conferred upon Mrs Transome for whom 'the ...
... presents itself. As Jermyn recollects, 'he and another bright-eyed person had seen no reason why they should not indulge ... present to ourselves,' writes Eliot, and though no such salvation is conferred upon Mrs Transome for whom 'the ...
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... present edition. The previous Penguin edition, edited by Peter Coveney (1972), is still of considerable value in its study of the novel's historical context. The major sources for the biographical background of the writing of Felix Holt ...
... present edition. The previous Penguin edition, edited by Peter Coveney (1972), is still of considerable value in its study of the novel's historical context. The major sources for the biographical background of the writing of Felix Holt ...
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