George Eliot
author profile
born
November 22, 1819
died
December 22, 1880
gender
female
place of birth
South Farm, Arbury, Warwickshire, England, The United Kingdom
genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
Mary Ann (Marian) Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological perspicacity.
She used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. Female authors published freely under their own names, but Eliot wanted to ensure that she was not seen as merely a writer of romances. An additional factor may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes. They lived together as man and wife, but Lewes was unable to divorce his wife ...more
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Middlemarch by George Eliot avg rating 3.98 — 5,536 ratings — published 1872 156 editions |
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Silas Marner (Enriched Classics Series) by George Eliot avg rating 3.47 — 4,512 ratings — published 1861 238 editions |
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Adam Bede by George Eliot avg rating 3.76 — 969 ratings — published 1859 87 editions |
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Daniel Deronda by George Eliot avg rating 3.93 — 925 ratings — published 1876 51 editions |
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Romola by George Eliot, Dorothea Barrett avg rating 3.55 — 152 ratings — published 1919 11 editions |
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Felix Holt, The Radical by George Eliot, Lynda Mugglestone avg rating 3.61 — 114 ratings — published 1866 21 editions |
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George Eliot: Middlemarch - Silas Marner - Amos Barton by George Eliot avg rating 4.06 — 77 ratings — published 1900 4 editions |
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The Lifted Veil / Brother Jacob by George Eliot avg rating 3.50 — 82 ratings — published 1999 9 editions |
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Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot avg rating 3.49 — 72 ratings — published 1858 34 editions |
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The Lifted Veil by George Eliot avg rating 3.36 — 55 ratings — published 1878 15 editions |
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"I like not only to be loved, but also to be told that I am loved. I am not sure that you are of the same mind. But the realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave. This is the world of light and speech, and I shall take leave to tell you that you are very dear."
— George Eliot
— George Eliot
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