Middlemarch by George Eliot - ISBN: 9781847496041
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A town caught in change, desires collide, lives intertwine.

Middlemarch

Annotated Edition (Alma Classics Evergreens)

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  • Paperback

    752 pages

  • Release Date

    1 May 2017

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Summary

The most ambitious narrative of nineteenth-century realism, Middlemarch tells the story of an entire town in the years leading up to the Reform Bill of 1832, a time when modern methods were starting to challenge old orthodoxies. Eliot’s sophisticated and acute characterization gives rich expression to every nuance of feeling, and vividly brings to life the town’s inhabitants – including the young idealist Dorothea Brooke, the dry scholar Casaubon, the young, passionate reformist doctor Lydgat…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781847496041
ISBN-10:1847496040
Author:George Eliot
Publisher:Alma Books Ltd
Imprint:Alma Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:752
Release Date:1 May 2017
Weight:580g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 46mm
Series:Evergreens
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Critics Review

“A novel without weaknesses, it renews itself for every generation.” - Martin Amis

A novel without weaknesses, it renews itself for every generation. – Martin Amis

About The Author

George Eliot

Mary Anne Evans (1819–1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological insight. Middlemarch is her masterpiece.

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