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The George Eliot Library

The George Eliot Library

By: George Eliot
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 The George Eliot Library invites listeners into the quiet company of one of England’s most observant storytellers, where the smallest choices of ordinary lives reveal uncommon depth. Through complete readings of George Eliot’s novels and tales, this podcast lingers among village streets, restless minds, and the tender bonds that shape human character. Unhurried and reflective, it offers a listening experience attuned to sympathy, moral insight, and the enduring beauty of thoughtful prose. A library of voices meant not merely to be heard, but to be understood.Public domain
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  • Adam Bede Chapter 13 - Evening in the Wood

    Adam Bede Chapter 13 - Evening in the Wood
    Mar 4 2026
    In which young Hetty, aflutter with hopeful anticipation, ventures timidly through the twilight woods to encounter Arthur Donnithorne, whose tender words and gentle kiss kindle a moment of innocent enchantment between them. Yet, beneath this fleeting sweetness, Arthur’s conscience wrestles with the impracticalities of their affection, resolving to seek counsel in the sober light of morning to quell the tumult of his heart.
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    16 mins
  • Adam Bede Chapter 12 - In the Wood

    Adam Bede Chapter 12 - In the Wood
    Mar 4 2026
    In which a young gentleman wrestles with the uneasy constraints of his household and prospects, seeking solace in a planned retreat that is thwarted by circumstance, while the delicate threads of a tender acquaintance begin to entwine unexpectedly. Among shaded groves and quiet paths, silent emotions stir as two youthful souls encounter the first, fluttering intimations of affection, shadowed by the prudent, if uneasy, resolutions that follow.
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    34 mins
  • Adam Bede Chapter 11 - In the Cottage

    Adam Bede Chapter 11 - In the Cottage
    Mar 3 2026
    In which the dawn breaks quietly over a household touched by grief, and the steady hands and stout hearts of the Bede family set about the somber task before them, with gentle kindness and unspoken thoughts moving between them. The simplicity of rural life and the intertwined hopes and hesitations of young men and women are laid bare in their words and work, beneath the watching eyes of a faithful dog and the scent of herbs on the morning air.
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    23 mins
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