A portrait of him, also preserved there, is known among the family as "Adam bede."
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind
Is there not some reference to this in that pathetic passage in 'Adam bede:' Family likeness has often a deep sadness in it.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind
Certainly the description of the dairy in 'Adam bede,' and all the processes of butter making, is one which only complete knowledge could have rendered so perfect.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind