author of middlemarch and the mill on the floss

An exemplary student, she studied foreign languages, philosophy, theology, and literature. “At the age of thirteen, Eliot attended school in Coventry, near the Staffordshire village where she was born.

George Eliot’s life is encapsulated in this narrative from Women of Words by Janet Teacher Bukovinsky (2002) Her father left her with enough money to pursue her literary interests comfortably secure upon his death in 1849. Deeply religious when young, she later broke with the Church, though she remained strongly moralistic through her life. The daughter of a land agent, Eliot was from an early age intellectually curious. And yet she was affectionate, tender, and gentle.”

She loved science, and philosophy, and language, and mathematics, and grew broad enough to discuss great questions and think great thoughts. She had a generous, sympathetic heart for a foundation, and on this she built a scholarship that even few men can equal. “What made her a superior woman? Not wealthy parentage not congenial surroundings. Bolton, in her 1914 book Lives of Girls Who Became Famous, observed: Intellectually curious, financially secure Her surviving journals and other writings contain information on trips to museums and a collection of her thoughts and emotions connected to the artworks she viewed. Her writing was politically and socially driven, with characters that are small-town individuals, some free thinkers, each with great psychological depth.Įliot is also recognized for her interest in and knowledge of the visual arts. Her probing Victorian novels have cemented her reputation as a literary giant, and arguably, Middlemarch is her greatest achievement. George Eliot (Novem– Decemreal name Mary Ann Evans sometimes called herself Marian) was born in Warwickshire, England.

Author of middlemarch and the mill on the floss