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A fresh key to Victorian thought opens with every page. The Essays Of George Eliot gathers a thoughtful chorus of prose on morality, society, and the human heart, inviting readers to meet Eliot's inquiries with curiosity and care. This volume presents a concise yet expansive critical essay collection that surveys Victorian England through Eliot's measured intelligence. From morality in literature to gender and education, religion in literature to social reform, these essays illuminate nineteenth century Britain with clarity and warmth. They are at once a scholarly literary reference and an…mehr

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A fresh key to Victorian thought opens with every page. The Essays Of George Eliot gathers a thoughtful chorus of prose on morality, society, and the human heart, inviting readers to meet Eliot's inquiries with curiosity and care. This volume presents a concise yet expansive critical essay collection that surveys Victorian England through Eliot's measured intelligence. From morality in literature to gender and education, religion in literature to social reform, these essays illuminate nineteenth century Britain with clarity and warmth. They are at once a scholarly literary reference and an inviting study for students, bridging accessible, fluent prose with rigorous insight. The collection complements studies of Thomas Carlyle and Charles Dickens prose, while standing on its own as a coherent conversation across culture, belief, and art. George Eliot's voice here is both intimate and universal, making this book valuable to casual readers and to collectors of classic literature alike. Its historical significance is alive in how it reframes social debates and literary criticism, offering a window into Victorian England and the broader tapestry of nineteenth century Britain. This edition is more than a reprint: it is a restored, enduring cultural treasure, now available from Alpha Editions after decades out of print. A true collector's item for libraries, classrooms, and grown readers who seek depth, relevance, and enduring beauty in critical thought.
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Mary Ann Evans (1819 - 1880), 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 is the author of seven novels, including Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871-72) and Daniel Deronda (1876), most of them set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight.