Portrait of George Eliot

George Eliot

Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Romola (1862–1863), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871–1872) and Daniel Deronda (1876). As with Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, she emerged from provincial England; most of her works are set there. Her works are known for their realism, psychological insight, sense of place and detailed depiction of the countryside. Middlemarch was described by the novelist Virginia Woolf as "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people" and by Martin Amis and Julian Barnes as the greatest novel in the English language.

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Silas Marner

"Silas Marner" by George Eliot is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story unfolds in the rural English village of Raveloe and centers a...

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The Mill on the Floss

"The Mill on the Floss" by George Eliot is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the lives of siblings Tom and Maggie Tul...

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Adam Bede

"Adam Bede" by George Eliot is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the lives of several characters in the village of Ha...

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George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 (of 3)

"George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 (of 3)" by George Eliot is a biographical narrative composed of personal letters ...

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Romola

"Romola" by George Eliot is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative unfolds in the vibrant backdrop of 15th-century Florence...

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Middlemarch

"Middlemarch" by George Eliot is a novel written in the mid-19th century that explores the lives and interactions of residents in a provincial English...

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Daniel Deronda

"Daniel Deronda" by George Eliot is a novel written during the late 19th century. The book introduces us to the key characters of Daniel Deronda and G...

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George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 3 (of 3)

"George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 3 (of 3)" by Eliot is a biographical account consisting of letters and journal entr...

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Felix Holt, the Radical

"Felix Holt, the Radical" by George Eliot is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative is set in England during a time of political chang...

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Tom and Maggie Tulliver

"Tom and Maggie Tulliver" by George Eliot is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around siblings Tom and Maggie Tulliver, exp...

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The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete

"The Essays of 'George Eliot'" by George Eliot is a collection of literary essays written in the late 19th century. The essays cover a wide range of t...

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Brother Jacob

"Brother Jacob" by George Eliot is a novella written during the Victorian era, likely in the mid-to-late 19th century. This story captures the life of...

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The Lifted Veil

"The Lifted Veil" by George Eliot is a short novel written during the late 19th century, a time often characterized as the Victorian era. This thought...

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How Lisa Loved the King

"How Lisa Loved the King" by George Eliot is a narrative poem written during the late 19th century. The poem transports readers to a historical settin...

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O May I Join the Choir Invisible! and Other Favorite Poems

"O May I Join the Choir Invisible! and Other Favorite Poems by George Eliot et al." is a collection of poetry that showcases the works of George Eliot...

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Scenes of Clerical Life

"Scenes of Clerical Life" by George Eliot is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. The stories focus on the lives of rural cl...

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Impressions of Theophrastus Such

"Impressions of Theophrastus Such" by George Eliot is a collection of character sketches and philosophical reflections written during the late 19th ce...

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Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of George Eliot

"Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of George Eliot" by George Eliot is a comprehensive compilation of the author's works, reflective of the Victori...

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George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 (of 3)

"George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 (of 3)" by George Eliot is a biographical work that chronicles the author's life ...

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