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Informationen zum Autor George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, was a prominent 19th-century English novelist celebrated for her psychological depth and realistic portrayal of human nature. Born in rural Warwickshire, Eliot's early life was shaped by the responsibilities of caring for her family after her mother's death. Following her father's passing, she moved to London and became involved in intellectual circles. Eliot began her literary career with Scenes of Clerical Life, and her first novel, Adam Bede, was a major success. To ensure her works were taken seriously, she used a male pen name, as female authors were often dismissed in her time. Her later works include The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Romola, Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, and the psychological novella The Lifted Veil, which explores themes of clairvoyance, fate, and despair. Despite personal controversies, including her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes, Eliot became a respected literary and intellectual figure. Klappentext Compiled from letters and journals, this three-volume biography presents an intimate portrait of George Eliot in her own words. Zusammenfassung First published in 1885! this three-part 'autobiography' was assembled by John Cross from the letters and journals of his late wife! George Eliot. Though suppressing much in the desire to render an unconventional life 'respectable'! the work remains an important initial insight into Eliot's personal and private life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introductory sketch of childhood, 1819 to 1938; 1. August 1838 to March 1841. Life at Griff; 2. March 1841 to April 1846. Coventry. Translation of Strauss; 3. May 1846 to May 1849. Life in Coventry till Mr Evan's death; 4. June 1849 to March 1850. Geneva; 5. March 1850 to July 1854. Work in London. Union with Mr Lewes; 6. July 1854 to March 1855. Weimar and Berlin; 7. March 1855 to December 1857. Richmond. Scenes of Clerical Life.
