Adam Bede

By George Eliot
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Length22h 19m

About this audiobook

The peaceful rhythm of a carpenter's life is destroyed by a moment of reckless passion that ripples through a rural community. It is a deep, psychological study of consequence and regret, painting a vivid picture of the moral gravity that weighs upon the simplest of lives.

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Rating★★★★ 4.0 (78K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length22 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Chapter 1. The Workshop
2Chapter 2. The Preaching
3Chapter 3. After The Preaching
4Chapter 4. Home And Its Sorrows
5Chapter 5. The Rector
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6Chapter 6. The Hall Farm
7Chapter 7. The Dairy
8Chapter 8. A Vocation
9Chapter 9. Hetty's World
10Chapter 10. Dinah Visits Lisbeth
11Chapter 11. In The Cottage
12Chapter 12. In The Wood
13Chapter 13. Evening In The Wood
14Chapter 14. The Return Home
15Chapter 15. The Two Bed-Chambers
16Chapter 16. Links
17BOOK TWO
18Chapter 17. In Which The Story Pauses A Little
19Chapter 18. Church
20Chapter 19. Adam On A Working Day
21Chapter 20. Adam Visits The Hall Farm
22Chapter 21. The Night-School And The Schoolmaster
23BOOK THREE
24Chapter 22. Going To The Birthday Feast
25Chapter 23. Dinner-Time
26Chapter 24. The Health-Drinking
27Chapter 25. The Games
28Chapter 26. The Dance
29BOOK FOUR
30Chapter 27. A Crisis
31Chapter 28. A Dilemma
32Chapter 29. The Next Morning
33Chapter 30. The Delivery Of The Letter
34Chapter 31. In Hetty's Bed-Chamber
35Chapter 32. Mrs. Poyser "Has Her Say Out"
36Chapter 33. More Links
37Chapter 34. The Betrothal
38Chapter 35. The Hidden Dread
39BOOK FIVE
40Chapter 36. The Journey Of Hope
41Chapter 37. The Journey In Despair
42Chapter 38. The Quest
43Chapter 39. The Tidings
44Chapter 40. The Bitter Waters Spread
45Chapter 41. The Eve Of The Trial
46Chapter 42. The Morning Of The Trial
47Chapter 43. The Verdict
48Chapter 44. Arthur's Return
49Chapter 45. In The Prison
50Chapter 46. The Hours Of Suspense

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