Middlemarch by george eliot. Middlemarch a study of provincial life is a novel by the english author george eliot mary anne evans appearing in eight instalments volumes in 1871 and 1872. George eliots masterpiece middlemarch appeared after the deaths of thackeray 1863 and dickens 1870. Middlemarch is a novel that deals with the lives of the residents of middlemarch a fictitious town. The realist work is a study of every class of society in the town of middlemarch but the focus is on the thwarted idealism of dorothea brooke and tertius lydgate both of whom marry disastrously.
Middlemarch novel by george eliot first published in eight parts in 187172. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Set during the early part of the 19th century george eliots middlemarch is a work of epic scope that centers on the intersecting lives of the inhabitants of the fictitious titular town of middlemarch. Read this article to know about middlemarch summary by george eliot.
The story itself is often humorous sentimental to a certain extent but not overly so rich in diverse personalities and moving at times particularly in the second half. The novel is set in the fictitious midlands town of middlemarch during 182932 and it comprises several distinct though. Middlemarch a study of provincial life george eliot middlemarch a study of provincial life is a novel by the english author george eliot first published in eight installments volumes during 187172. The story mainly consists of three or four plots of unequal importance.
Issues include the status of women the nature of marriage idealism self interest religion hypocrisy. Middlemarch is a 1994 television adaptation of the 1871 novel of the same name by george eliotproduced by the bbc on bbc2 in six episodes seven episodes in the worldwide tv series it is the second such adaptation for television of the novel. Subtitled a study of provincial life the novel has a. George eliots middlemarch is a sympathetically told but cautionary tale of the dangers of impetuosity in young love.
Through the narrative of the story the author addresses the status of women. It was directed by anthony page from a screenplay by andrew davies and starred juliet aubrey rufus sewell douglas hodge and patrick malahide.