Middlemarch A Study of Provincial Life

<p><b>A "historical realist novel" written in bygone days, with a sophistication today's "social commentary stories" lack.</b></p> <p><b>Middlemarch</b> by <b>George Eliot</b> is an example of <b>classic fiction</b> first published in 1872 in the United Kingdom.</p> <p>A true book of value, a <b>classic</b> that continues to live on across the ages. Books from yesteryear have an artistic quality and a permanence often lacking in books from the modern era. You are sure to love this work. A <b>literary novel</b> of the finest type.</p> <p><b>A Glimpse Inside</b></p> <p>"Sir Humphry Davy?" said Mr. Brooke, over the soup, in his easy smiling way, taking up Sir James Chettam's remark that he was studying Davy's Agricultural Chemistry. "Well, now, Sir Humphry Davy; I dined with him years ago at Cartwright's, and Wordsworth was there too--the poet Wordsworth, you know. Now there was something singular. I was at Cambridge when Wordsworth was there, and I never met him--and I dined with him twenty years afterwards at Cartwright's. There's an oddity in things, now. But Davy was there: he was a poet too. Or, as I may say, Wordsworth was poet one, and Davy was poet two. That was true in every sense, you know."</p> <p>Dorothea felt a little more uneasy than usual. In the beginning of dinner, the party being small and the room still, these motes from the mass of a magistrate's mind fell too noticeably. She wondered how a man like Mr. Casaubon would support such triviality. His manners, she thought, were very dignified; the set of his iron-gray hair and his deep eye-sockets made him resemble the portrait of Locke. He had the spare form and the pale complexion which became a student; as different as possible from the blooming Englishman of the red-whiskered type represented by Sir James Chettam.</p> <p><b>Synopsis</b></p> <p>Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by the English author Mary Anne Evans, who wrote as George Eliot. It first appeared in eight instalments (volumes) in 1871 and 1872. Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midland town, in 1829 to 1832, it follows distinct, intersecting stories with many characters. Issues include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education. Despite comic elements, Middlemarch uses realism to encompass historical events: the 1832 Reform Act, early railways, and the accession of King William IV. It looks at medicine of the time and reactionary views in a settled community facing unwelcome change. Eliot began writing the two pieces that formed the novel in 1869-1870 and completed it in 1871. Initial reviews were mixed, but it is now seen widely as her best work and one of the great English novels.<br></p> <p>"<b>A beautiful reprint</b>" from Wombrook Publishing. We have taken every step possible to ensure the original quality of this book has been maintained to the be standard. This means that the text in this edition is unedited and unchanged from the author's original publication, preserving its earliest form for your enjoyment. This book is one of the <b>best classic novels</b> of all time. Its words are arranged with such <b>literary</b> precision, in a way that is just not seen in <b>literary fiction</b> from today. This title will make a brilliant gift for the <b>classic literature</b> lover in your life, or a magnificent addition to your current book collection. <b>We are ready to post this book off to you today with all due haste</b>, so that you can indulge in this title without delay.</p> <p><b>Middlemarch</b></p> <p>◆ Original 1872 text</p> <p>◆ A novel reflecting on historical events in a social setting</p> <p>◆ 6 x 9 Inches</p> <p>◆ Matte Cover</p> <p>◆ White Paper</p>