Felix Holt, The Radical
Author(s): George Eliot
Genre(s): Culture & Heritage Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
Narrators: Acousticwave, MicheleW, Misskatherine218, CrowGirl, Lynne T, Kimberly Krause, Gina Marie, Shihping, Jimmynelson89, Alan Weyman, Kevin W. Davidson, John O'Riordan
Number of Chapters: 52
Length: 19 hours and 08 minutes
Language: English
"Harold Transome is a landowner who goes against his family's political tradition (much to his mother's distress), while Felix Holt is a sincere radical. The setting of the book, the 1832 parliament election, is used to discuss the social problems of that time. A secondary plot involves Esther Lyon, the stepdaughter of a minister who is the real heiress to the Transome estate, with whom both Harold Transome and Felix Holt fall in love. Esther loves poor Felix Holt, but would she choose a comfortable life with Harold Transome?" (Summary by Stav Nisser)