Felix Holt. The Radical

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1995
Edition: Reprint

Description: 544 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: 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 Harolds opportunistic values and Holts profound beliefs becomes apparent. Forthright, brusque and driven by a firm desire to educate the working-class, Felix is at first viewed with suspicion by many, including the elegant but vain Esther Lyon, the daughter of the local clergyman. As she discovers, however, his blunt words conceal both passion and deep integrity. Soon the romantic and over-refined Esther finds herself overwhelmed by a heart-wrenching decision: whether to choose the wealthy Transome as a husband, or the impoverished but honest Felix Holt.

ISBN: 9780140434354