George Eliot
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) is the most intellectually ambitious of the Victorian novelists, combining philosophical depth with sympathetic understanding of human fallibility. Middlemarch is widely considered the greatest novel in the English language.
Works
- MiddlemarchEpic novel of interconnected lives and social aspirations in provincial England
- The Mill on the FlossNovel of sibling love and social constraint in rural England
- Adam BedeNovel of village life, love, and moral choices in rural Loamshire
- Silas MarnerNovel of a weaver's isolation, redemption through unexpected love and child
- Daniel DerondaNovel exploring identity, Judaism, and social responsibility and purpose
- RomolaHistorical novel set in Renaissance Florence during political upheaval
- Felix HoltNovel set during political reform with themes of idealism and moral duty