George Eliot

Throughout her work, George Eliot strove to instil a greater tolerance and sympathy in her readers, yet her social position as the unmarried "wife" of George Henry Lewes nevertheless scandalized Victorian society. Lewes remained her devoted partner, mentor and protector until his death, two years before her own. In this biography, the author examines the relationship between George Eliot's life and work. He illuminates the sources of the novelist's inspiration and conveys the complex and sometimes contradictory nature of the author: her "need to be loved" and her dazzling intelligence that drew her into the circle of thinkers such as Darwin, Henry James and Turgenev.

Haight, Gordon S.

Biographies & Memoirs

Penguin??Books

Puffin

George Eliot a Biography

Oxford University Press

'Was her life to be always like this? - always bringing some new source of inward strife?' When the miller Mr Tulliver becomes entangled in lawsuits, he sets off a chain of events that will profoundly affect the lives of his family and bring into conflict his passionate daughter Maggie with her inflexible but adored brother Tom. As she grows older, Maggie's discovery of romantic love draws her once more into a struggle to reconcile familial and moral claims with her own desires. Strong-willed, compassionate, and intensely loyal, Maggie seeks personal happiness and inner peace but risks rejection and ostracism in her close-knit community. Opening with one of the most powerful fictional evocations of childhood, The Mill on the Floss (1860) vividly portrays both the 'oppressive narrowness' and the appeal of provincial England, the comedy as well as the tragedy of obscure lives. George Eliot's most autobiographical novel was also her most controversial, and has been the subject of animated debate ever since. This edition combines the definitive Clarendon text with a lively new introduction and notes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Mill on the Floss (Oxford World's Classics)

Literature & Fiction

ELIOT, GEORGE

Atkinson, Juliette

Classics

Eminent Victorian scholar Gordon Haight's newly collected essays on George Eliot and her literary tradition.

George Eliot's Originals and Contemporaries: Essays in Victorian Literary History and Biography

History & Criticism

University of Michigan Press

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