Felix Holt, The Radical, George Eliot
Felix Holt, The Radical, George Eliot
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Felix Holt, The Radical

Author: George Eliot

Narrator: Nadia May

Unabridged: 17 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

Two men vying for the hand of Esther, a young woman of charm and virtue, are Felix Holt, an idealistic young artisan, and Harold Transome, the intelligent heir to an estate. She is drawn to Holt yet has dreams of marrying into a life of refinement.

About George Eliot

George Eliot is the masculine pen name of Mary Ann Evans (1819–1880), one of Victorian England's leading novelists. Her first stories appeared in Blackwood's magazine, followed by such novels as The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, and Middlemarch. Her work was popular with critics and the public alike, and in later years her novels were especially valued for their detailed portrayals of rural English life.


Reviews

There are, I think, two problems with this generally excellent novel. The first relates to how it is approached, and tends to lead to some of the issues readers have with it, and the second arises from the choices made by its main character at its end. The first issue comes from the book's title. Th......more

Goodreads review by Janelle

Well that was unexpected… I loved this book! I found this novel when looking for books from 1866 for one of the classics buffet challenges. I’m pretty sure I was unaware of it before. Felix Holt arrives in the village of Little Treby to return to his mother’s home after giving up his study of medicine......more