George Eliot
1) Adam Bede
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Originally published in 1859, "Adam Bede" is the first novel by George Eliot, which was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. Eliot was one of the leading British writers of the Victorian era, as well as a noted journalist, poet, and translator. "Adam Bede" concerns a small, tight-knit, and fictional rural community called Hayslope and the romantic drama that develops between four of its young residents: the title character Adam, a young carpenter, the...
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The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot (the pen name of author Mary Ann Evans), published in 1860. The novel was originally published in three parts. It was very successful and was adapted into a film as early as 1937. It was Eliot's second novel and one of her most successful of all time. The novel tells the story of Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom as they grow from children to young adults in the small rural town of St. Ogg's, England....
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Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively "Mary Anne" or "Marian"), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She is the author of seven novels, including Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Middlemarch (1871–72), and Daniel Deronda (1876), most of them set in provincial England and known for...
4) Middlemarch
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"Middlemarch" is writer George Eliot's crowning literary achievement and the novel is considered by many critics to be one of the finest pieces of fiction ever written.
Written in the style of "realism" popular at the time, it is a study of the class and social structure of the fictional town of Middlemarch in central England and the story touches on all segments of life within the village, from the landed gentry to the working class and everyone...
5) Romola
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The celebrated Victorian author of Middlemarch explores the turbulent world of Florence during the Italian Renaissance in this sweeping historical novel.
Florence, 1492. Lorenzo de Medici has just died, leaving governance of the Florentine Republic to his son Piero, an unskilled ruler. Meanwhile, Tito Melema, a shipwrecked stranger, finds love with a young woman named Romola, the devoted daughter of a blind scholar. Though her brother has a vision...
6) Silas Marner
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This classic novel takes place in Lantern Yard, a slum street in an unnamed city in Northern England, during the early 19th century. There, Silas Marner, a weaver and a member of a small Calvinist congregation, is falsely accused of stealing the congregation's funds while watching over their very ill deacon. Two pieces of evidence are against Silas: his possession of a pocket knife and the bag that formerly contained the money. Although there is also...
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The Lifted Veil's sickly narrator, Latimer, believes himself to be cursed with the ability to see the future and sense the thoughts and feelings of those around him. Disgusted by what he sees in the minds of others, he accepts that he will lead an unobtrusive life, constantly overshadowed by his more vigorous elder brother. That is, until he meets and becomes fascinated with Bertha, his brother's beautiful and coquettish fiancée.
The Lifted Veil...
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Eliot's first novel, Scenes of Clerical Life is comprised of three stories originally published in Blackwood's Magazine in 1857. In these tales-"Mr. Gilfil's Love Story," "The Sad Fortunes of Reverend Amos Barton," and "Janet's Repentance"-Eliot explores such themes as religious strife, the realistic portrayal of social issues, and the power of love to alter lives-themes that would reemerge in many of her major works.
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Felix Holt is an endearing but opinionated Radical, who returns to Treby Magna just as the wealthy landowner, Harold Transome, announces his bid for election. It marks the beginning of a tumultuous time as unethical players seek to undermine the voting process.
Treby Magna is a small English community that's home to Felix Holt and Harold Transome. Both men have returned after stints abroad with Harold eager to elevate his status in the political...
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"Middlemarch - A Study of Provincial Life" is an 1871 novel by English author George Eliot. Set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch, the story revolves around the lives of its inhabitants in the years leading up to the Reform Act in 1832, particularly those of Dorothea Brooke, Tertius Lydgate, Nicholas Bulstrode, and Mary Garth. The novel deals with a variety of themes and issues including marriage, religion, hypocrisy, education, political...
11) El velo alzado
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En El velo alzado hay un narrador que descubre algo anormal; en su caso, la habilidad para leer el futuro y también los pensamientos ajenos. Aunque claro: lo que al principio puede ser una maravilla, luego se vuelve una pesadilla. Eliot parece decirnos, en esta novelita, que necesitamos un velo para poder interactuar con los demás; de otra forma, todos seríamos como Latimer, a quien le repugna lo que ve en las mentes ajenas. (...) «Podía ver...
12) Brother Jacob
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Davy Faux is a duplicitous character who thinks he has escaped answering for his crimes, but is brought to justice in an ironic and fitting way.
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George Eliot, a pseudonym for Mary Anne Evans, was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era, publishing seven major novels and several translations during her career. The Selected Works of George Eliot includes all seven of the author's novels: Adam Bede, The Lifted Veil, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Romola, Middlemarch, and Daniel Deronda.
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Excerpt: "Since the death of George Eliot much public curiosity has been excited by the repeated allusions to, and quotations from, her contributions to periodical literature, and a leading newspaper gives expression to a general wish when it says that "this series of striking essays ought to be collected and reprinted, both because of substantive worth and because of the light they throw on the author's literary canons and predilections." In fact,...
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Das Leben ist nicht leicht für die ungestüme Maggie Tulliver, die ihren Bruder Tom verehrt und verzweifelt versucht, die Anerkennung ihrer Eltern zu gewinnen. Dennoch ist es eine unbeschwerte Kindheit, die sie in der idyllischen Umgebung der Dorlcoter Mühle verlebt – bis der Vater die Mühle verliert und Tom die Schulden der Familie begleichen muss. Zunehmend gerät Maggie zwischen die Fronten der vier Männer in ihrem Leben: des Vaters, ihres...
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George Eliot's ‚ An English Dinner of Thanksgiving is excerpted from her 1859 novel‚ Adam Bede. In it, wealthy farmer Martin Poyser throws a feast at harvest-time for his assorted workers. Much beef is eaten and much ale is drank. Lusty toasting and singing ensues and the overall mood is one of thanksgiving for the blessings of an abundant harvest. A classic story that shows that while it is an American holiday, Thanksgiving dinner is a tradition...
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Middlemarch by George Eliot is a sweeping and intricately woven novel that unfolds in the fictional English town of Middlemarch. The narrative serves as a rich tapestry, interlacing the lives of a diverse cast of characters against the backdrop of a changing society in the early 19th century. At its core, Middlemarch is a multifaceted exploration of human nature, morality, and the complex interplay of individual lives within a community. The novel...
20) Adam Bede
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Keine Ménage-à-trois steht im Mittelpunkt von George Eliots erstem Roman, sondern es sind gleich vier Personen, die in einen tragischen Liebesreigen verstrickt sind: Der bodenständige Zimmermann Adam Bede ist in die schöne, aber eigensüchtige Hetty Sorrel verliebt. Doch Hetty strebt nach Höherem als dem eintönigen Leben auf dem Land, und so verfällt sie dem jungen gutaussehenden Arthur Donnithorne, der eines Tages das Anwesen seines Großvaters...