Middlemarch (Penguin Classics)
by George Eliot
Middlemarch captures the intricacies of life in a 19th-century English town, where characters pursue ideals amid political and social upheaval. George Eliot masterfully portrays the interplay of personal dreams and communal realities, highlighting the challenges of ambition and compromise in a transformative era.
About This Book
Middlemarch, published in 1871-72, is George Eliot's most expansive novel, set in the fictional town of Middlemarch during the years leading up to the 1832 Reform Act.
The story intertwines the lives of several characters, including the idealist Dorothea Brooke and the ambitious Dr. Tertius Lydgate, as they navigate personal aspirations and societal constraints.
Eliot's narrative examines themes of reform, marriage, and the limitations of vision in a provincial English community.
As a Penguin Classics edition, it offers an accessible entry to this cornerstone of Victorian literature.
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