On 10 December 2016, the Twentieth Annual Convention of The George Eliot Fellowship of Japan was held in Otani University. The morning session, moderated by Hiroshi Oshima (Hyogo University of Teacher Education), began with an opening address by Yoriko Murase (Otani University). Thereafter, two papers were presented. The first paper \u27The Influence of Adam Smith\u27s Discussion of Sympathy on George Eliot: Reading Si/as Marner with The Theory of Moral Sentiments\u27 was read by Chiyo Fujiwara (Kobe College). The second paper \u27Women\u27s Education inAdam Bede\u27 was read by Chiyuki Kanamaru (Aichi Bunkyo University)
