Middlemarch
Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · December 28, 2012
This novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during the period 1830-32.
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- Who it’s for
- A broad, leisurely novel lets interlocking lives open onto questions of marriage, reform, and idealism.
- Genres
- The Classics, 19th-Century English Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, December 28, 2012
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This novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during the period 1830-32. It has a multiple plot with a large cast of characters, and in addition to its distinct though interlocking narratives, it pursues a number of underlying themes, including the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism and self-interest, religion and hypocrisy, political reform, and education.
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The pace is leisurely, the tone is mildly didactic (with an authorial voice that occasionally bursts through the narrative), and the canvas is very broad.
Lives In Concert
A broad, leisurely novel lets interlocking lives open onto questions of marriage, reform, and idealism.
Come here for
- A large cast and interlocking lives
- Social questions about marriage, reform, and idealism
Expect
- A leisurely pace and occasional authorial asides
- A wide canvas spanning private and public concerns
Where it sits
| The Classics | 59% |
|---|---|
| Historical Fiction | 39% |
| 19th-Century English Fiction | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Historical Fiction
- Psychological Fiction
- Authors
- George Eliot
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- December 28, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- The Classics