George Eliot , Francine Prose

Middlemarch

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ISBN 13:: 9780062356147
author:: George Eliot , Francine Prose
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Harper Perennial
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2015
Pages:: 864
Dimensions:: 14 x 3.5 x 21 cm
Genre:: Fiction, Classics,
Condition:: New
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George Eliot's Middlemarch is set against the backdrop of social unrest during the Industrial Revolution in a fictional English town. The novel follows the lives and loves of its residents, whose stories interweave against a complex web of politics and personal relationships. Dorothea Brooke's decision to marry Edward Casaubon, a dull scholar, sets off a chain of events that exposes her own desires and limitations. Meanwhile, idealistic doctor Tertius Lydgate's progressive ideas about medicine are put to the test when he marries Rosamond Vincy, the mayor's beautiful daughter. As their marriages falter, they must confront the consequences of their choices. The novel explores themes of love, ambition, and social change in a sprawling work that boasts a large cast of characters. With its nuanced portrayal of provincial English life, Middlemarch offers a thought-provoking exploration of the human experience.

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