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1866. Publication place. United Kingdom. Preceded by. Romola. Followed by. Middlemarch. Felix Holt, the Radical (1866) is a social novel written by English author George Eliot about political disputes in a small English town at the time of the First Reform Act of 1832.
Sep 28, 2012 · In the evening, when Mr. Lyon was expecting the knock at the door that would announce Felix Holt, he occupied his cushionless arm-chair in the sitting-room, and was skimming rapidly, in his short-sighted way, by the light of one candle, the pages of a missionary report, emitting occasionally a slight "Hm-m" that appeared to be expressive of ...
Dec 1, 1995 · She is the author of seven novels, including Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871-72), and Daniel Deronda (1876), most of them set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight.
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Sep 28, 2012 · Felix Holt, the Radical Credits: Juliet Sutherland, Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Language: English: LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature: Subject: England -- Fiction Subject: Love stories Subject: Domestic fiction Subject: Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Subject: Political fiction Subject
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Jul 17, 2024 · A novel by G. Eliot, published 1866, set in 1832 in Loamshire. It explores the themes of politics, class, and love, and features a contrast between the Radical candidate Harold Transome and the artisan Felix Holt.
Introduction to Felix Holt, the Radical, by George Eliot. New York: Penguin Books, 1972. Offers a full historical background for the political context of the novel, including legal complexities ...
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About Felix Holt, the Radical. When 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 ...
