Middlemarch (Penguin Classics S.) Eliot, George Summary Eliot’s epic of 19th century provincial social life, set in a fictitious Midlands town in the years 1830-32, has several interlocking storylines blended effortlessly together to form a fully coherent narrative. Eliot’s epic of 19th century provincial social life, set in a fictitious Midlands town in the years 1830-32, has several interlocking storylines blended effortlessly together to form a fully coherent narrative. Its main themes are the status of women, social expectations and hypocrisy, religion, political reform and education. It has often been called the greatest novel in the English language. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 880 pages · Mass_market By Eliot, George Details ISBN: 9780140433883 Author: Eliot, George Format: Mass_market Pages: 880 Language: English Publication date: 6 January 1994 Condition: Used – Good About the authors Eliot, George and George Eliot · Publisher: Penguin Group USA More about this book Reviews George Eliot's great novel creates a world and portrays a whole community - tradespeople, middle classes, country gentry - in the rising provincial town of Middlemarch, circa 1830.
