Who is George Eliot
Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian), 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 wrote seven novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Romola (1862–63), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871–72) and Daniel Deronda (1876). Like Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, she emerged from provincial England; most of her works are set there. Her works are known for their realism, psychological insight, sense of place and detailed depiction of the countryside.Middlemarch was described by the novelist Virginia Woolf as "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people" and by Mart...
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George Eliot Poems
- Sweet Springtime
It was in the prime
Of the sweet springtime
In the linnet's throat
Trembled the love note, ... - Mid My Gold-brown Curls
'Mid my gold-brown curls
There twined a silver hair:
I plucked it idly out
And scarcely knew 'twas there. ... - God Needs Antonio
Your soul was lifted by the wings today
Hearing the master of the violin:
You praised him, praised the great Sabastian too
Who made that fine Chaconne; but did you think ... - Day Is Dying
Day is dying! Float, o song,
Down the westward river,
Requiem chanting to the Day,
Day, the mighty giver! ... - Bright, O Bright Fedalma
Maiden crowned with glossy blackness,
Lithe as panther forest-roaming,
Long-armed Naiad when she dances
On a stream of ether floating, ...
Top 10 most used topics by George Eliot
Light 10 I Love You 8 Love 8 Sweet 7 World 6 Life 6 Time 6 Rose 6 Sky 6 Pure 5George Eliot Quotes
- To judge wisely, we must know how things appear to the unwise.
- Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.
- The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
- Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
- The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.
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Juliettemorell3: “what greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.” – george eliot for you, my beautiful sweetheart!Dialoguesmecfs: contributors: prof brian hughes, carol monaghan mp, caroline kingdon, catherine hale, dr david systrom, george faulkner, graham mcphee, prof jo edwards, prof leonard jason, michael vanelzakker phd, mary dimmock, dr nigel speight, dr nina muirhead, sue waddle, valerie eliot smith
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