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Bibliography

Baker, William and John C. Ross. George Eliot: A Bibliographical History. London, England: British Library Publications, 2002, 676 p.

Provides a detailed and thorough bibliography of published critical commentary on Eliot's life and works through 2001.

Biography

Haight, Gordon S. George Eliot: A Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968, 616 p.

Offers a definitive biography.

Criticism

Austen, Zelda. "Why Feminist Critics Are Angry with George Eliot." College English 37, no. 6 (February 1976): 549-61.

Explains why feminists often criticize Eliot's novels, particularly Middlemarch, for reinforcing patriarchal systems; however, Austen argues that feminists have "something to learn" from Eliot's subtle thinking about a woman's place in a male-dominated...

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Primary Sources
   1. (Review Date 14 April 1860)
4. General Commentary
   1. Virginia Woolf (Essay Date 1925)
   2. Sherri Catherine Smith (Essay Date June 1996)
5. Title Commentary
   1. Felix Holt, the Radical
   2. Middlemarch
6. Further Reading
7. Copyright

1. Feminism
2. George Eliot