Title page of 'Adam Bede' by George Eliot, from an edition of her collected novels published c1885. 'Adam Bede' was first published 1859. The vignette on the title page shows The Hall Farm, home of farmer Martin Poyser and of his orphaned niece Hetty Sorrel. This edition was Illustrated by William Small (1843-1929).

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Title page of 'Adam Bede' by George Eliot, from an edition of her collected novels published c1885. 'Adam Bede' was first published 1859. The vignette on the title page shows The Hall Farm, home of farmer Martin Poyser and of his orphaned niece Hetty Sorrel. This edition was Illustrated by William Small (1843-1929).

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