Eliot [eli?t] George, właśc. Mary Ann Evans, ur. 22 XI 1819, Chilvers Coton (hrab. Warwickshire), zm. 22 XII 1880, Londyn, pisarka angielska;
zbliżona do kręgów pozytywist.; utrzymywała kontakty z J.S. Millem i H. Spencerem; w realist. powieściach z tezą, wyróżniających się pogłębioną analizą psychol. bohaterów, odbija się problematyka intelektualna epoki: wpływ środowiska na charakter i los jednostki, zagadnienia emancypacyjno-oświat., poszukiwanie źródeł konfliktów społ. i obyczajowo-moralnych; charakterystyczna jest też dla nich sugestywnie odtworzona atmosfera ang. prowincji (Adam Bede 1859, wyd. pol. 1891–92; Młyn nad Flossą 1860, wyd. pol. 1960; Silas Marner 1861; Felix Holt, the Radical 1866; Middlemarch 1871–72; Daniel Deronda 1874–76).
Mary Anne Evans took the pen name George Eliot to prevent her being pigeon-holed as an author of 'light romantic fiction' the only branch of literature ...
Silas Marner is a lowly weaver who is wrongfully accused of a crime, loses the woman he loves and the respect of his conservative neighbors. Shamed ...
Felix Holt is an endearing but opinionated Radical, who returns to Treby Magna just as the wealthy landowner, Harold Transome, announces his bid for ...
Originally published in 1859, “Adam Bede” is the first novel by George Eliot, which was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. Eliot was one of the ...
Adam Bede falls in love with a teenage orphan, who is being secretly seduced by a wealthy squire, which leads to a series of tragedies. Adam attempts ...
A wide plain, where the broadening Floss hurries on between its green banks to the sea, and the loving tide, rushing to meet it, checks its passage with ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia ...
George Eliot's most acclaimed work, Middlemarch displays the author at the peak of her powers, weaving multiple plotlines and a memorable collection ...
Daniel Deronda is a goodhearted man who's often occupied with the struggles of others including the selfish Gwendolen Harleth and the young runaway, ...
Special Large Print edition of George Eliot's two short novels in one volume!