Middlemarch (Unabridged) (eBook)

George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880), was an English novelist, poet, journalist, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, known for their realism and psychological insight, include 'Adam Bede' (1859), 'The Mill on the Floss' (1860), 'Silas Marner' (1861), 'Romola' (1863), and 'Daniel Deronda' (1876), with 'Middlemarch' (1871-1872) frequently cited as her masterpiece. 'Middlemarch', a complex narrative set in a provincial English town, explores a panoply of characters and social issues with unsurpassed depth and nuance. Eliot's writing was characterized by her keen observation, moral seriousness, and narrative skill, eschewing melodrama for a richly detailed and nuanced realism. This approach allowed her to explore themes such as the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, and social change. Though she struggled for acceptance as a female author in a male-dominated profession, Eliot's focus on the inner lives of ordinary people and her incisive moral analysis have earned her a place among the great novelists in English literature. Posthumously, her literary significance continues to be recognized, and her work remains influential to writers and readers alike.