George Eliot

Falsely accused of theft, Silas Marner is cut off from his community but finds refuge in the village of Raveloe, where he is eyed with distant suspicion. Like a spider from a fairy-tale, Silas fills fifteen monotonous years with weaving and accumulating gold. The son of the wealthy local Squire, Godfrey Cass also seeks an escape from his past. One snowy winter, two events change the course of their lives: Silas's gold is stolen and, a child crawls...

Three novellas that brilliantly portray English country and clergy life at the turn of the nineteenth century from the author of Middlemarch. Initially appearing in Blackwood's Magazine, this trio of linked stories comprises George Eliot's first published work. Together they form a portrait of small-town life in Midlands, England, where changes are affecting both society at large and religious beliefs and institutions. In "The Sad Fortunes...

Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver worships her brother Tom and is desperate to win the approval of her parents, but her passionate, wayward nature and her fierce intelligence bring her into constant conflict with her family. As she reaches adulthood, the clash between their expectations and her desires is painfully played out as she finds herself torn between her relationships with three very different men: her proud and stubborn brother,...

Felix Holt is an endearing but opinionated Radical, who returns to Treby Magna just as the wealthy landowner, Harold Transome, announces his bid for election. It marks the beginning of a tumultuous time as unethical players seek to undermine the voting process. Treby Magna is a small English community that's home to Felix Holt and Harold Transome. Both men have returned after stints abroad with Harold eager to elevate his status in the political...

"Presents George Eliot's 1862 novel about Romola, a woman who, having grown up subservient to her scholar-father, and endured an unhappy marriage, has a passionate intellectual and spiritual awakening in Renaissance Florence." *** "One of George Eliot's most ambitious and imaginative novels, 'Romola' is set in Renaissance Florence during the turbulent years following the expulsion of the powerful Medici family when the zealous reformer Savonarola...

Considered by great writers like Virginia Woolf and Julian Barnes as possibly the greatest novel in the English language, Middlemarch is George Eliot's timeless classic that has immortalized her name in literary history. Following the story of Dorothea Brooke, the novel discusses topics like education, social status and feminism.

David always wanted to be a confectioner, but after working for a few short months, he decided to find a new trade. He convinces his idiot brother, Jacob, into helping him steal money from their mother. David takes the money and ships off to the West Indies. Years later, the town has a new confectioner and Jacob confronts his brother.

Including a large section of the author's canon, Wit and Wisdom of George Eliot includes in-depth character analyses.

A novel of historical fiction, Romola was first published in 1862. Set in 15th-century Florence, Italy, the plot involves several actual events and figures from Florentine history, including Girolamo Savonarola and Niccolo Machiavelli.

This text holds the complete collection of George Eliot's poems, including Agatha and Armgart.