The life of George Eliot : a critical biography
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The life of George Eliot : a critical biography
（Blackwell critical biographies）
Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
Available at 13 libraries
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"A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., publication"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-285) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The life story of the Victorian novelist George Eliot is as dramatic and complex as her best plots. This new assessment of her life and work combines recent biographical research with penetrating literary criticism, resulting in revealing new interpretations of her literary work.
A fresh look at George Eliot's captivating life story
Includes original new analysis of her writing
Deploys the latest biographical research
Combines literary criticism with biographical narrative to offer a rounded perspective
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
List of Abbreviations xiii
1 The History of a Writer: George Eliot and Biographies 1
2 Early Years: 1819-50 22
3 London and Lewes: 1850-4 64
4 Marian Lewes and George Eliot: 1855-60 95
5 Silas Marner and Romola: 1860-4 120
6 Felix Holt and The Spanish Gypsy: 1865-9 153
7 Middlemarch: 1870-2 181
8 Daniel Deronda: 1873-6 207
9 Impressions of Theophrastus Such: 1877-9 235
10 The Final Years: 1879 to Cross's Life 255
Bibliography 271
Index 287
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