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 and Holt's 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.
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When William Blackwood, George Eliot's publisher, first saw the manuscript of Felix Holt in 1866 he could not contain his enthusiasm; in a letter to a friend he described the novel as "a perfect marvel. The time is 1832 just after the passing of the Reform Bill, and surely such a... series of pictures of English Life, manners, and conversation never was drawn. You see and hear the people speaking. Every individual character stands out a distinct figure." A political radical and a child of the working class, Felix has lost faith in a political system in which candidates never represent the interests of the working class. Harold Transome, the cynical son of wealthy Tory landowners, embraces radical politics for very different reasons. Both Harold and Felix vie for the affections of Esther Lyon, and she must weigh her feelings for them with the social and material goals she has set for herself. Their personal drama unfolds against the broad canvas of social and political upheaval of 1830s England. This edition is based on the text of the first edition of the novel published in three volumes in 1866, and includes a full introduction, a wide range of appendices including reviews, as well as Eliot's "Address to Working Men, by Felix Holt"; "The Legal Plot of Felix Holt"; and a chronology of Eliot's life and career.
0 有用 江浸月 2011-01-02 23:27:48
"those little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love"
0 有用 秦十因 2021-11-08 12:37:25
太难读了……但比Mrs. Gaskell和Dickens都要复杂很多,遗产、法律、选举,当然主线最后还是回到了domestic novel的爱情二选一(真伪radical以爱情为准绳)。
0 有用 劳伦兹山 2023-05-22 21:45:11 上海
与其说小说,更像是寓言故事,是前现代的小说,是现代小说孕育熔炼中的雏形,如此的感觉好熟悉,让我想到中国的近代作家萧军的《五月的矿山》之类的作品,有种稚嫩但真诚热烈的感觉。 另外,注意到艾略特翻译过斯宾诺莎的作品。读罢《浪漫的律令》恍然本书所受的浪漫派影响。Felix Holt这个角色的塑造,可以说是艾略特调和宗教沉思派和政治激进派的一种努力。
0 有用 千岛五更 2020-07-04 20:28:12
Honestly, behind the elaborate but mediocre story, Scott's spook still haunts the Eliot realm, and for the sake of contributing the stale plot a gorgeous background, there still is faddish smorgasbord... Honestly, behind the elaborate but mediocre story, Scott's spook still haunts the Eliot realm, and for the sake of contributing the stale plot a gorgeous background, there still is faddish smorgasbord not have changed anything. (展开)
0 有用 Samfry 2016-07-23 20:39:38
Transome夫人的戏份非常带感,可惜这条线没有太多展开。男主太说教了。女主出庭的场景有Mary Barton既视感。
0 有用 劳伦兹山 2023-05-22 21:45:11 上海
与其说小说,更像是寓言故事,是前现代的小说,是现代小说孕育熔炼中的雏形,如此的感觉好熟悉,让我想到中国的近代作家萧军的《五月的矿山》之类的作品,有种稚嫩但真诚热烈的感觉。 另外,注意到艾略特翻译过斯宾诺莎的作品。读罢《浪漫的律令》恍然本书所受的浪漫派影响。Felix Holt这个角色的塑造,可以说是艾略特调和宗教沉思派和政治激进派的一种努力。
0 有用 秦十因 2021-11-08 12:37:25
太难读了……但比Mrs. Gaskell和Dickens都要复杂很多,遗产、法律、选举,当然主线最后还是回到了domestic novel的爱情二选一(真伪radical以爱情为准绳)。
0 有用 海言CC. 2020-08-25 12:40:20
基本是Esther在激进党人Felix Holt和自由主义者Harold Transome之间选择了前者的故事,因其过于冷门、没有参考资料以至读了超过一个月,希望尽快出中译本。
0 有用 千岛五更 2020-07-04 20:28:12
Honestly, behind the elaborate but mediocre story, Scott's spook still haunts the Eliot realm, and for the sake of contributing the stale plot a gorgeous background, there still is faddish smorgasbord... Honestly, behind the elaborate but mediocre story, Scott's spook still haunts the Eliot realm, and for the sake of contributing the stale plot a gorgeous background, there still is faddish smorgasbord not have changed anything. (展开)
0 有用 Samfry 2016-07-23 20:39:38
Transome夫人的戏份非常带感,可惜这条线没有太多展开。男主太说教了。女主出庭的场景有Mary Barton既视感。