![]() Volume 3) would not seem to fit into the concept.Īdam Bede begins in the summer of 1799 and ends a few years later. Taken solely by itself, George Eliot's first novel, Adam Bede, published 150 years ago today on Febru(the original edition of which is viewable on Google Book Search, In the intellectual history of Victorian England, one pivotal year in this process seems to be 1859, the sesquicentennial of which I am celebrating. Through the course of the 19 th century, however, Belief gave way to Doubt, leading to an understanding of the natural workings of the world apart from supernatural intervention. ![]() ![]() In the early part of the century, and particularly in Great Britain, these discoveries occurred within the context of strong religious belief, and were even prompted and guided by the old tradition of natural theology - the idea that the natural world reflected the attributes of its divine Creator. The 19 th century was a time of exciting scientific discoveries and breakthroughs. ![]()
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