agrees to help Harold Transome with the election. Literary significance and criticism After the lack of success with Romola, George Eliot returned to the more familiar English provincial setting for Felix Holt, the Radical, and resumed her publishing relationship with Blackwood's Magazine. Both George Henry Lewes and John Blackwood were reportedly excited at the prospect of a novel pertinent to current affairs. However, upon the story's release, some criticism was drawn to its less-than-substantial focus on politics, although this itself can be argued as representing an underlying theme in the book. Overall, Felix Holt, the Radical was an average success, but it remains one of George Eliot's least read novels. Film, TV or theatrical adaptations A black-and-white silent film named Felix Holt was made in 1915. The BBC Radio produced a three-part adaption of Felix Holt, in 2007, written by Michael Eaton. References External links Felix Holt, the Radical free PDF of Blackwood's 1878 Cabinet Edition (the critical standard with Eliot's final corrections) at the George Eliot Archive Project Gutenberg download Information on the Victorian Web George Eliot Archive 1866 British novels British novels adapted into films Fiction set in 1832 Novels about politicians Novels by George Eliot Novels set in the 1830s William Blackwood books