Middlemarch (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket)

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket

In a town simmering with secrets and ambition, lives collide in unexpected and transformative ways. Dorothea Brooke, a passionate dreamer trapped by convention, and Dr. Tertius Lydgate, a bold idealist with wavering resolve, stand at the heart of this intricate web. Around them, power struggles, forbidden love, and moral dilemmas ripple through Middlemarch, exposing the fragile balance of human connection. With sharp insight and rich emotion, the story unveils the triumphs and failures that shape a community-and the individuals within it.

Middlemarch is celebrated as one of the greatest novels in English literature, offering a profound exploration of 19th-century social, political, and gender dynamics. George Eliot masterfully captures the transformation of provincial life during a period of rapid industrial and scientific progress, highlighting the struggles of individuals caught between tradition and change. Its complex characters and interwoven narratives delve into universal themes of ambition, morality, and human connection, making the novel timeless. Through its rich detail and psychological depth, Middlemarch stands as a groundbreaking work that reshaped the scope and ambition of the realist novel.

George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, was born on November 22, 1819, in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. She was an English novelist, poet, journalist, and translator, recognized as one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Eliot's works are celebrated for their realism, psychological insight, and detailed depiction of rural life.Throughout her career, Eliot wrote seven novels, including 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). Her novels often explore complex social and political issues, delving into the intricacies of human relationships and moral dilemmas. Middlemarch is particularly acclaimed, with novelist Virginia Woolf describing it as ""one of the few English novels written for grown-up people.""Eliot's personal life was unconventional for her time; she lived with the married George Henry Lewes from 1854 until his death in 1878, referring to him as her husband despite societal norms. In May 1880, she married her long-time friend, John Cross, who was much younger than her, and she changed her name to Mary Ann Cross. Eliot passed away on December 22, 1880, in Chelsea, London, leaving behind a legacy that continues to influence literature and thought.

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