See all books authored by george eliot, including middlemarch, and silas marner. George eliot books list of books by author george eliot thriftbooks. George henry lewes was the next love of eliot s life. George eliot knew she wasnt goodlookingas a young woman she made painful, unfunny jokes about her appearance in letters to friendsbut she also knew she had bigger things to.
Middlemarch is one of those books that can exert an almost hypnotic power over its readers. Middlemarch by george eliot, the mill on the floss by george eliot, silas marner by george eliot, daniel. The bestwritten piece among all the george eliot books, the mill on the. George eliot books list of books by author george eliot. It was first released in 1861 and then again in 2005 by the simon schuster publishers. The book is well described by the phrase, drama of ordinary lives.
The book continues as the villagers suspect felix, but soon learn he is a good man. Few other titles in this series will inspire quite the same intensity of response. Eliots novels will always be her single greatest achievement, and they. Her major works included adam bede 1859, the mill on the floss 1860, silas marner 1861, middlemarch 187172, and daniel deronda 1876.
Make a list browse lists search lists leaders help contact suggest feature newsletter. Top 10 books by george eliot mary anne evans best book. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. George eliot has 830 books on goodreads with 737050 ratings. He was married and had a family, although it was widely known that a number of. With commentaries and more on great books and authors. I hope so, because there is no better book to read than middlemarch if you are a. George eliot was an english victorian novelist known for the psychological depth of her characters and her descriptions of english rural life. The result is a top five in which george eliots masterpiece is followed. Theres more to george eliot than her less than conventionally.
Top 10 books by george eliot mary anne evans middlemarch. She wrote seven novels, adam bede 1859, the mill on the floss 1860, silas marner 1861, romola 186263, felix holt, the radical 1866, middlemarch 1871. The chief characters mentioned in this book include silas marner, dunstan cass, priscilla lammeter, eppie, dolly winthrop, godfrey cass, william dane. Many of these books form my own literary backbone, as it were orwell. The best george eliot books 1 scenes of clerical life by george eliot. George eliot was a pen name used by the victorian author mary anne evans. When her mother died in 1836, eliot left school to help run her fathers household. Great deals on george eliot books 18001899 publication year. George eliot the greatest literature of all time editor erics.
George eliot was born on 22 november 1819 in rural warwickshire. The best george eliot books five books expert recommendations. The world has spoken, and the greatest british novel of all time is middlemarch. Philip davis makes the case via his selection of the best books by or about one of the greatest novelists of all time. Adam bede by george eliot and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. On the 200th anniversary of george eliots birth, hephzibah anderson.