George Eliot
a very short introduction
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- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
13 August 2025
Summary
George Eliot: A Very Short Introduction
George Eliot pushed the boundaries of fiction and of Victorian society. She was an extraordinary woman whose unconventional life meant that she was judged harshly by family, friends, and strangers. Eliot wanted to draw attention to the feelings and motivations of ordinary people, so that we might feel more generous towards each other. But human beings are complex, and to capture that complexity Eliot drew on an astonishing range of philosophic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198864325 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198864329 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Juliette Atkinson |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 13 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 147g |
| Dimensions: | 175mm x 112mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Juliette Atkinson
Professor Juliette Atkinson is Professor of English at University College London. Her books include Victorian Biography Reconsidered (2010), French Novels and the Victorians (2017), and editions of The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, and Jane Eyre for Oxford World’s Classics. She is also the Victorian-Present editor for the Review of English Studies.
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