false 308 51 George Eliot&#8217;s final novel and her most ambitious work, <b>Daniel Deronda</b> contrasts the moral laxity of the British aristocracy with the dedicated fervor of Jewish nationalists. Crushed by a loveless marriage to the cruel and arrogant Grandcourt, Gwendolen Harleth seeks salvation in the deeply spiritual and altruistic Daniel Deronda. But Deronda, profoundly affected by the discovery of his Jewish ancestry, is ultimately too committed to his own cultural awakening to save Gwendolen from despair. <br><br>This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1878 Cabinet Edition. 313957 1876 Daniel Deronda (Modern Library Classics) total:1172|5:371|4:453|3:268|2:67|1:13| 1172 4618 1973 160 5 3 false false Thu Sep 18 13:41:31 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 14:13:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Aug 29 16:44:03 -0700 2006 Tue Aug 29 17:06:32 -0700 2006 3 2 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Oct 19 14:28:36 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 26 09:45:02 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 07:44:40 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 07:44:58 -0700 2007 Middlemarch and The Mill on the Floss, two of my favorite Victorian novels. However, the character of Gwendolyn in particular was great; it's so unusual to find a Victorian heroine who declares, "...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 06:40:10 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 08:45:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 11:41:23 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 15:22:26 -0700 2008
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What an exhilarating and delicious experience. The novel wasn't new to me, but it's been over 20 years since I last read it. How wonderful to be reintroduced to the complexities of Gwendolyn Harleth, the delicately tuned sadism of Henleigh...more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 09:47:57 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 09:50:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 20 16:51:20 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 16:55:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 true false Thu Aug 30 05:45:21 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 08:47:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 14:38:12 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 14:47:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 true true Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 30 10:01:58 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 25 22:18:28 -0800 2009 1 Daniel Deronda is George Eliot's last novel. It weaves an exploration of Judaism and Jewish identity through a story of characters set in the mid-19th century. While I found Eliot's goal of presenting Judaism in a positive light admirable, I found her execution to be sloppy, and I would not ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 18:56:05 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 10:46:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 16:16:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 10:33:02 -0700 2009 Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

Gwendolen Harleth, when she finds out that her family has lost their source of income, marries for money so she can support her family. But quickly, h...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 10:41:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 17:39:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 10:33:09 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 11:47:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 08 10:38:22 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 15:24:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 21 15:33:45 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 15:37:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=304