"George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 (of 3)" by George Eliot offers a biographical accounting constructed from intimate letters and personal journal entries that creates a window into the author's life. Edited by editor J.W. Cross, this compilation presents an in-depth exploration of Eliot's life, tracing her intellectual development and emotional journey. The narrative initiates by grounding readers in George Eliot's early life, starting with her birth on November 22, 1819, at Arbury Farm and her formative years spent at Griff House, underscoring the important role of her family, especially her father, Robert Evans, and the influence of her surroundings in the Midlands. The book presents fragments of her early life, showing her complex emotions, ambitions, and family relationships, all while providing glimpses into 19th-century England and highlighting the reflective nature and budding literary inspirations of Mary Ann Evans, navigating the hardships of youth and nurturing her mind.
George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 (of 3)
By George Eliot
Uncover the private world of a celebrated author through her own words, charting a course from childhood to the dawn of her literary life.
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About the AuthorMary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels: 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). As with Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, she emerged from provincial England; most of her works are set there. Her works are known for their realism, psychological insight, sense of place and detailed depiction of the countryside. Middlemarch was described by the novelist Virginia Woolf as "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people" and by Martin Amis and Julian Barnes as the greatest novel in the English language.
Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels: 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). As with Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, she emerged from provincial England; most of her works are set there. Her works are known for their realism, psychological insight, sense of place and detailed depiction of the countryside. Middlemarch was described by the novelist Virginia Woolf as "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people" and by Martin Amis and Julian Barnes as the greatest novel in the English language.
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