George Eliot
George Eliot
George Eliot is looked upon as one of the greatest Victorian writers of all time and is especially distinguished for her emotional characterization. Her vast knowledge on philosophy paved the way for modern portrayals of characters. (www.kirjasto.com)
George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans (who would later change her name to Marian). She was born in a country house at Nuneaton Warwickshire on November 22, 1819. Mary Ann was the youngest child of Robert Evans and Christiana Pearson Evans. She had four siblings: Robert, Fanny, Chrissy, and Isaac, who she was closest too. Her father was a carpenter and a land manager. His strict Evangelicalism inspired a similar spirituality in Mary Ann. (Middlemarch introduction)
In 1820 her family moved to Griff where Mary Ann spent 21 years of her life and amongst people who she later depicted in her novels. She was sent to Miss Latham's boarding school in 1824 where she first turned to books for amusement.......
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