George Eliot
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As Daniel Deronda opens, Gwendolen Harleth is poised at the roulette-table, prepared to throw away her family fortune. She is observed by Daniel Deronda, a young man groomed in the finest tradition of the English upper-classes. And while Gwendolen loses everything and becomes trapped in an oppressive marriage, Deronda's fortunes take a different turn. After a dramatic encounter with the young Jewish woman Mirah, he becomes involved in a search for...
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The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot (the pen name of author Mary Ann Evans), published in 1860. The novel was originally published in three parts. It was very successful and was adapted into a film as early as 1937. It was Eliot's second novel and one of her most successful of all time. The novel tells the story of Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom as they grow from children to young adults in the small rural town of St. Ogg's, England....
3) Adam Bede
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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 leading British writers of the Victorian era, as well as a noted journalist, poet, and translator. "Adam Bede" concerns a small, tight-knit, and fictional rural community called Hayslope and the romantic drama that develops between four of its young residents: the title character Adam, a young carpenter, the...
4) Silas Marner
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"Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand"
An innocent young man is betrayed by a close friend and wrongly accused of stealing Church money. Exiled from his religious community, with his life shattered, his trust in God lost and his heart broken, an embittered weaver, Silas Marner leaves his village and moves to the rural town of Raveloe. There, he throws himself into his craft and lives only to adore the gold coins he earns and hoards from his...
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Imagine that you could see into other people’s minds. Would this power be a blessing or a curse?
For Latimer, the narrator of "The Lifted Veil", it only brings misery. Because other people’s thoughts are often full of jealousy and hate. The one person he cannot read is Bertha. He becomes obsessed with her, convinced that she must be good. But when he finally takes Bertha as his new wife, the horrible truth is revealed.
Published the same year...
6) Romola
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In George Eliot’s singular "Romona", one woman defies convention to forge her own path through Renaissance-era Florence.
As the story begins, the city’s Medici dynasty is nearing collapse, and a religious zealot has stepped in to fill the power vacuum. Against this tumultuous backdrop, we follow the courageous Romola de' Bardi. The daughter of a blind scholar, she becomes entrapped in a marriage to the deceitful Tito—one of Eliot’s greatest...
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Three novellas that brilliantly portray English country and clergy life at the turn of the nineteenth century from the author of Middlemarch.
Initially appearing in Blackwood's Magazine, this trio of linked stories comprises George Eliot's first published work. Together they form a portrait of small-town life in Midlands, England, where changes are affecting both society at large and religious beliefs and institutions.
In "The Sad Fortunes...
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With new illustrations and a brilliant original introduction by New Yorker writer and author of My Life in Middlemarch Rebecca Mead, the Restless Classics edition of Middlemarch presents George Eliot's masterpiece of Victorian fiction in an appealing new light.
Long regarded as one of the greatest of the great English-language novels, Middlemarch by George Eliot has endured as the archetypal Victorian novel and an eternally resonant exploration of...
9) Middlemarch
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"Middlemarch" by George Eliot is a literary masterpiece that immerses readers in the tapestry of a small English town during the 19th century. This novel presents a rich and intricate exploration of human lives, ambitions, and societal dynamics.
The story interweaves the lives of various characters, notably Dorothea Brooke and Dr. Tertius Lydgate, as they navigate personal aspirations, love, and the challenges of their time. Dorothea, an intelligent...
10) Brother Jacob
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A sweet tooth can lead you into a whole lot of trouble.
After years of working as a confectioner, David is desperate for a change of scene. So, he sets his sights on the West Indies. In order to finance the trip, he swindles money out of his brother Jacob and their mother. But the past has a funny way of coming back to bite you, as David discovers, when years later he and Jacob cross paths again.
One of George Eliot's few novellas, "Brother Jacob"...
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In "Felix Holt, the Radical", an opportunistic bid for power sparks a dramatic love triangle.
It’s the early 1830s in England, and the town of Treby is gearing up for an election. Harold Transome, a radical candidate, is leading the pack. The problem is that he’s lacking in real beliefs—he’s in politics for the fame. As the election draws nearer, Treby becomes a powder keg of tension. And to make matters worse, Harold and Felix Holt, a man...
12) Silas Marner
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Accusé d'avoir volé de l'argent à une petite congrégation calviniste, le tisserand Silas Marner s'en défend : cependant, un couteau de poche et la bourse retrouvée chez lui semblent prouver le contraire… Rejeté par sa promise, Silas quitte la ville, le cœur brisé. Quel avenir l'attend ?
Le roman, emblématique d'une Angleterre à l'aube de la révolution industrielle, a été adapté six fois pour le cinéma et deux fois pour la télévision....
13) George Eliot
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Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot is a collection of three novellas set in a small English town, offering a detailed examination of the lives of clergy and their communities. Each story presents a different facet of clerical life, from the struggles of a reform-minded minister to the personal sacrifices of those who serve their congregations. Eliot's empathetic portrayal delves into the challenges of duty, morality, and faith, revealing the...
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Nederlands
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Deze groots opgezette, 19de-eeuwse roman draait rond Tom en Maggie, twee kinderen van het gezin Tulliver. De Tullivers groeien op in de molen van Dorlcote. Een slepende rechtszaak brengt het gezin aan de rand van de afgrond. De koppige Tom zoekt een baantje om de schulden van zijn vader af te lossen. De intelligente, maar impulsieve Maggie wordt verliefd op Philip, zoon van de man die vader Tulliver voor het gerecht daagde. Broer en zus, die een sterke...
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Eletään 1800-lukua pienessä englantilaisessa kaupungissa. Kankuri Silas Marner on hieman erikoinen, mutta rehellinen mies. Eräänä päivänä Marneria ryhdytään syyttämään seurakunnan rahojen varastamisesta, eikä kukaan vaikuta uskovan Marnerin syyttömyyteen. Vastoinkäymiset eivät jätä Marneria rauhaan, seuraavaksi toinen mies vie hänen morsiamensa.
Marner muuttaa kaupungista pois. Hän katkeroituu ja erakoituu. Vain rahan kerääminen...
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Hungarian
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A Middlemarch második kötete, Kereszteződések és befejezések, a sorsok beteljesülésének regénye. Dorothea, immár özvegyen, az erkölcsi tisztaság és a társadalmi megítélés kereszttüzében találja magát, miközben Will Ladislaw iránti érzései próbára teszik elveit és múltját. Lydgate és Rosamond házassága is válságba jut, ahol a hiúság és az önzés lassan felőrli az egykori reményeket. George Eliot mesterművének...
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Caterina Sarti is the orphaned daughter of an Italian music master who has been brought up by the aristocratic Cheverel family. In love with the Cheverel heir, Anthony Wybrow, her hopes of marrying him are frustrated by the discovery that not only has Anthony merely been playing with her affections, but his family will never accept her as their equal. Mr. Gilfil, the faithful vicar, rescues Caterina from her despair, but not before she has been irrevocably...
18) Daniel Deronda
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Gwendolen Harleth es la mayor de cinco hermanas, que la admiran. Es hermosa, egoísta y malcriada, y cree poseer grandes cualidades. Cortejada por los jóvenes de su localidad, su destino cambiará cuando se cruce con el de Daniel Deronda, un joven aristocrático que vive con su tío y que posee con una disposición natural a ayudar a los demás.
Sin embargo, el joven vive atormentado al ignorar su verdadero origen. Tras conocer a Daniel y escuchar...
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Hungarian
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A Middlemarch első kötete, Álmok és kiábrándulások, az angol kisváros életének mikroszkopikus pontosságú feltérképezése. A történet középpontjában Dorothea Brooke áll, a fiatal nő, aki a magasabb célok és eszmények iránti vágyában hozzáadja magát a tanult, de rideg tudóshoz, Edward Casaubonhoz - a házasság pedig hamar illúzióvá válik. Mellette feltűnik Tertius Lydgate, az ambiciózus orvos, aki a tudomány és...





