Middlemarch
A Study of Provincial Life
by George Eliot
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Eliot’s epic of 19th century provincial social life, set in a fictitious Midlands town in the years 1830-32, has several interlocking storylines blended effortlessly together to form a fully coherent narrative. Its main themes are the status of women, social expectations and hypocrisy, religion, political reform and education. It has often been called the greatest novel in the English language.
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- Who wrote Middlemarch?
Middlemarch is by George Eliot. The catalogue records its first publication in 1871. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
- How long is Middlemarch?
The catalogue records 790 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.
