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George Eliot (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
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George Eliot is known primarily for her novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Romola (1862-1863), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871-1872), and Daniel Deronda (1876), as well as for her poetry and essays.
Achievements
George Eliot’s most significant achievement is her very place in the literary canon. Despite her male pseudonym, she became a respected female writer in her own day, admired by her peers. Her novels are part of the...
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Adam Bede (Masterplots Classics) -
Adam Bede (Women’s Literature) -
Adam Bede (Character Profiles) -
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Adam Bede (Magill Book Reviews) -
Daniel Deronda (Masterplots Classics) -
Daniel Deronda (Character Profiles) -
Daniel Deronda (Literary Places) -
Felix Holt, the Radical (Masterplots Classics) -
Felix Holt, the Radical (Character Profiles) -
Felix Holt, the Radical (Literary Places) -
Middlemarch (Masterplots Classics) -
Middlemarch (Women’s Literature) -
Middlemarch (Character Profiles) -
Middlemarch (Literary Places) -
Middlemarch (Magill Book Reviews) -
Mill on the Floss, The (Masterplots Classics) -
Mill on the Floss, The (Women’s Literature) -
Mill on the Floss, The (Character Profiles) -
Mill on the Floss, The (Literary Places) -
Mill on the Floss, The (Magill Book Reviews) -
Romola (Masterplots Classics) -
Romola (Character Profiles) -
Romola (Literary Places) -
Silas Marner (Masterplots Classics) -
Silas Marner (Women’s Literature) -
Silas Marner (Character Profiles) -
Silas Marner (Literary Places) -
Silas Marner (Magill Book Reviews) -
Feminist Long Fiction (Topical Overview--Long Fiction) -
Origins and Development of the Novel, 1740-1890 (Topical Overview--Long Fiction) -
Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
