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Adam Bede a novel by George Eliot
“In our modern society, self-aggrandizement is regarded as a virtue. This is a fundamental delusion.” Tenzin Palmo Buddhist nun | founder of the Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery
“In our modern society, self-aggrandizement is regarded as a virtue. This is a fundamental delusion.”
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Adam Bede
First novel for George, or should we say Mary Ann Evers? A Victorian age author, Mary Ann used the pen name of George Eliot so she would be treated more seriously.
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