George Eliot (15 kníh)
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George Eliot Adam Bede EN'I aspire to give no more than a faithful account of men and things as they have mirrored themselves in my mind.' George Eliot admirably achieves this aim in Adam Bede, her first novel, as she subtly but realistically weaves together the lives of four inhabitants in the close-knit community of Hayslope. She creates a simple pastoral, which tells of the seduction of the beautiful Hetty Sorrel - a vain, self-seeking…
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George Eliot Daniel Deronda'she felt herself standing at the game of life with many eyes upon her, daring everything to win much' Gwendolen Harleth gambles her happiness when she marries a sadistic aristocrat for his money. Beautiful, neurotic, and self-centred, Gwendolen is trapped in an increasingly destructive relationship, and only her chance encounter with the idealistic Deronda seems to offer the hope of a brighter future.Deronda is…
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George Eliot Middlemarch ENPart of the Collector's Library series, this book's Afterword is by the well-known author, writer and journalist, Ned Halley. It features a brief biography of the author and a reading list.
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George Eliot Middlemarch EN‘People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbours.An epic study of provincial life at a time when England was facing rapid industrialization and increasingly fluid social mobility, Eliot’s depiction of the small community of Middlemarch weaves an intricate web of different characters disparate lives as they strive to adapt to the changing world around them.…
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George Eliot MiddlemarchWhen the young and beautiful Dorothea Brooke marries the aging scholar, Edward Casaubon, the people of Middlemarch believe that no good will come of it...
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George Eliot MiddlemarchSubtitled 'A Study of Provincial Life', George Eliot s novel Middlemarch chronicles the titular nineteenth-century Midlands town in the midst of political and social change. Eliot explores the upheaval brought about by these ...
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George Eliot MiddlemarchIn Middlemarch, in the heart of England, Dorothea wants to change the world and Dr Lydgate hopes to make great scientific discoveries. But after disastrous marriages, they both lose control of their lives...
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George Eliot MiddlemarchGeorge Eliot's most ambitious novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfillment leads her into ...
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George Eliot MiddlemarchAn eternal masterpiece of candid observation, emotional insight and transcending humour, Middlemarch is a truly monumental novel. Endlessly appealing to modern readers, Middlemarch has been adapted as BBC Radio 4 drama...
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George Eliot Middlemarch + MP3 ENIn Middlemarch, in the heart of England, Dorothea wants to change the world and Dr Lydgate hopes to make great scientific discoveries. But after disastrous marriages, they both lose control of their lives. Can they ever achieve their dreams? Middlemarch is generally considered to be one of the greatest novels in the English language.
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George Eliot Reading & Training: Silas Marner + CDSilas, a weaver, is betrayed by his best friend and the woman he loves. He loses all faith in humanity and moves to the village of Raveloe. There he lives a solitary life, working and hoarding his gold coins, until one day his gold is stolen…
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George Eliot Silas Marner ENFalsely accused, cut off from his past, Silas the weaver is reduced to a spider-like existence, endlessly weaving his web and hoarding his gold. Meanwhile, Godfrey Cass, son of the squire, contracts a secret marriage. While the village celebrates Christmas and New Year, two apparently inexplicable events occur. Silas loses his gold and finds a child on his hearth. The imaginative control George Eliot displays as her…
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George Eliot Silas Marner ENSet in the agricultural town of Raveloe in the English countryside, Silas Marner is a tragic figure. Exiled from a religious community because of a wrongful accusation of theft, he works from day to day as a weaver, saving his money and living a lonely life as a recluse. It is only when his money is stolen and a small orphan girl, Eppie appears in his life that Silas’s fortunes begin to change and he truly begins to…
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George Eliot The Lifted Veil ENIn this chilling novella of Victorian horror, George Eliot explores clairvoyance, fate and the possibility of life after death.
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