Ebook: Life of George Eliot, The: A Critical Biography

The life story of the Victorian novelist George Eliot is as dramatic and complex as her best plots. This new assessment of her life and work combines recent biographical research with penetrating literary criticism, resulting in revealing new interpretations of her literary work.

• A fresh look at George Eliot's captivating life story
• Includes original new analysis of her writing
• Deploys the latest biographical research
• Combines literary criticism with biographical narrative to offer a rounded perspective

Content:
Chapter 1 The History of a Writer: George Eliot and Biographies (pages 1–21):
Chapter 2 Early Years: 1819–50 (pages 22–63):
Chapter 3 London and Lewes: 1850–4 (pages 64–94):
Chapter 4 Marian Lewes and George Eliot: 1855–60 (pages 95–119):
Chapter 5 Silas Marner and Romola: 1860–4 (pages 120–152):
Chapter 6 Felix Holt and The Spanish Gypsy: 1865–9 (pages 153–180):
Chapter 7 Middlemarch: 1870–2 (pages 181–206):
Chapter 8 Daniel Deronda: 1873–6 (pages 207–234):
Chapter 9 Impressions of Theophrastus Such: 1877–9 (pages 235–254):
Chapter 10 The Final Years: 1879 to Cross's Life (pages 255–270):