George Eliot: Middlemarch (EBook, 2005, eBooksLib)
eBook
English language
Published Aug. 6, 2005 by eBooksLib.
Who that cares much to know the history of man, and how the mysterious mixture behaves under the varying experiments of Time, has not dwelt, at least briefly, on the life of Saint Theresa, has not smiled with some gentleness at the thought of the little girl walking forth one morning hand-in-hand with her still smaller brother, to go and seek martyrdom in the country of the Moors? Out they toddled from rugged Avila, wide-eyed and helpless-looking as two fawns, but with human hearts, already beating to a national idea; until domestic reality met them in the shape of uncles, and turned them back from their great resolve.
I'm glad I read it. There was a hot minute (hour) where I thought it all was going to end badly, which made me realize I really cared about it all.
I'm glad I read it. There was a hot minute (hour) where I thought it all was going to end badly, which made me realize I really cared about it all.
This was my first time reading George Eliot, and I'm impressed. The characters are intriguing and well developed, there are several plots going on, and the entire novel is very engaging and successfully paints a picture of what life was like in Middlemarch, England, circa 1830. This necessarily involves the socioeconomic picture and the limitations women had in choosing how to live their lives. It took me awhile to finish, but I enjoyed it and am glad for the experience.
This was my first time reading George Eliot, and I'm impressed. The characters are intriguing and well developed, there are several plots going on, and the entire novel is very engaging and successfully paints a picture of what life was like in Middlemarch, England, circa 1830. This necessarily involves the socioeconomic picture and the limitations women had in choosing how to live their lives. It took me awhile to finish, but I enjoyed it and am glad for the experience.
