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    In the fictional town of Middlemarch, selflessness, social reform, and romantic love struggle to survive against human foolishness, economic missteps, and societal ideals. Young and intelligent, Dorothea Brooke hastily marries Casaubon, a middle-aged scholar working tirelessly on his "masterpiece,” The Key to All Mythologies. Their union soon sours, and Dorothea becomes trapped in a difficult situation that worsens upon the death of her husband. Elsewhere in town, Tertius Lydgate, an idealistic young doctor, is caught in an ill-fated union with the sweet but superficial Rosamund Vincy. Intertwined within the lives of these two unfortunate couples is the handsome artist Will Ladislaw, who is sympathetic to Lydgate's ideas about science and medicine, and who develops feelings for his uncle's wife—Dorthea Brooke.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOregan Publishing
    Release dateMay 5, 2017
    ISBN9782377870196
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    George Eliot

    George Eliot was the pseudonym for Mary Anne Evans, one of the leading writers of the Victorian era, who published seven major novels and several translations during her career. She started her career as a sub-editor for the left-wing journal The Westminster Review, contributing politically charged essays and reviews before turning her attention to novels. Among Eliot’s best-known works are Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda, in which she explores aspects of human psychology, focusing on the rural outsider and the politics of small-town life. Eliot died in 1880.

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    Reviews for Middlemarch (Golden Deer Classics)

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    • 5/5
      Well worth the effort. Eliot is a brilliant, witty, nimble, insightful, and compassionate writer.
    • 4/5
      I am happy to report that I have finally made it through Middlemarch! At 784 densely-packed pages, there were times it was a bit of a slog, but, ultimately, the novel rewards the reader with finely-tuned observations about love, marriage, and human nature. Recommended for those willing to give it the time and patience it deserves.
    • 4/5
      This was a pleasant light reading, which has not really captivated me. It is a social study with about a provincial town filled with being in love, marriages, deaths, money worries and happiness. Most actions were predictable and relatively typical of that time. You will quickly become familiar with all protagonists and almost can already guess what happens before it undergoes in the book.
    • 4/5
      A nuanced and complex novel that deals realistically with life. Comparisons with her contemporary Charles Dickens are inevitable. Compared to Eliot, Dickens seems overly sentimental and even a little crude in his portrayal of characters and their motivations - and I love my Dickens. But Eliot (actually the female author Mary Ann Evans) has an insight into the psychological makeup of her characters that rings true.
    • 4/5
      Varied narratives describing the life of people in and around the fictional town of Middlemarch. Enjoyable victorian realism, if anything too broad in the story telling for me (lost track on occasion as I mostly read this over my lunch breaks and on public transport).
    • 5/5
      One of the greatest novels ever written; comparable to Tolstoi or other Russian masters. Great character portrayal. Brings to life the life in rural Victorian England in the 19th century.
    • 5/5
      So refreshing to read of characters motivated by their core beliefs, yet clearly modifying their actions based on new information or circumstances.
    • 5/5
      Moving and profound; all the superlatives are true. There is an aphorism on nearly every page and altogether this is one of those nineteenth century novels that is about a very specific (imaginary) place and yet contains the whole world.
    • 5/5
      Trollope loved george eliot & g. lewes, that's enough for me.
    • 3/5
      I guess this would be labeled as a period drama or maybe historical realism. It follows several several people in their regular lives. A lot of the focus seems to be about the ideas of the time and changes in ideas.
    • 5/5
      Masterful. Probably the only 19th century English novel comparable to the great Russian masters.
    • 5/5
      Arguably the greatest novel in the English language, a richness of character and unity of theme hard to match. I've reread it every year or two since I discovered it. Even characters I don't like, she makes me understand, such as Rosamund and Bulstrode. Perhaps she is too easy on Farebrother, Fred and Lydgate, three men who indulge themselves more than is fitting.
    • 5/5
      One fo teh msot significant books I ever read. Middlemarch masquerades as a 19th century classic "love and morality" novel but with the most subversive of messages - that the religion of human tolerance is the only one worth caring about. It juxtaposes several love stories - the idealistic Dorothea sacrificing herself to Casaubon; Will Ladislaw and Dorothea; Lydgate and Rosemary, a doomed marriage;Fred and Mary...the conventional lovers of the piece - but many reader's miss the great true love story of the work, that of Bulstrode and his wife. Losing all the small gods of her world - social status and respectability through her husband's hypocrisy Mrs Bulstrode in one small gesture encapsulates Elliots mission of pity and compassion and tolerance for one another and our all too fragile humanity.A wonderful book, and one which more than any tract or diatribe can open the eyes of the mind.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book, from beginning to end. I can't remember right now when I read it, or why on earth I didn't write a review!
    • 4/5
      I enjoy the novels of Jane Austen very much, but I prefer George Eliot, because whereas Austen's characters are all people of wealth and leisure, Eliot concerns herself with working people. Even the wealthy heroine in Middlemarch, Dorothea, who doesn't have to work, is dedicated to helping the poor. In addition, where Austen's characters can be somewhat one-dimensional, Eliot creates character who are complex.The story itself is complex, with more major characters than are usual in a novel of this time.

      I like this book, but my favorite by George Eliot is Adam Bede.
    • 4/5
      It's most interesting in the ways she differs from Austen. Much more political and philosophical and concerned with morals and the class system. I liked how it swept over many of the citizens of Middlemarch. It was about the whole town.
    • 4/5
      I have long wanted to read George Eliot's "Middlemarch" -- it is right up my alley.... a Victorian classic that follows the lives of several couples as they live their lives in the English countryside. This is a genre I really enjoy and this book is a classic for a reason.That said, I probably couldn't have picked a worse time to read it... as we've just added a baby to the house and my time for reading cut way down. As a result, I had real difficulty getting into this book-- I couldn't keep track of the various characters for the first 100 pages or so (because I would only read about five or so at a time.) It was very frustrating.After I finally figured out who was who, I started to fly through the book and really enjoyed it. The trials and tribulations of marriages arranged for the wrong reasons always interest me. This probably would have garnered an even higher rating from me, if I hadn't struggled so hard in the beginning.
    • 5/5
      What a perfect book to read at this time in my life, when all the castles in the sky of my youth are settling into quaint little cottages on the ground with creaky floors and plumbing problems. It's about starting adulthood and coming to terms with The Way Things Are: some characters adapt and find happinesses they didn't anticipate, and others remain tied to the misguided ideals of their childhood, only to be greeted with endless disappointment as they age.

      Except Dorothea. She ends up getting exactly what she wants. Ms. Eliot loves her some independent woman.
    • 2/5
      This was a slog for me. Certainly it picked up after Casaubon's demise but not to an extent that kept it from feeling like a chore to finish the book. I can see that this is a great novel in many ways, but for sheer reading pleasure, it doesn't compare to the greatness AND readability of Villette or David Copperfield or Emma (just throwing a few superb, old, English novels out there.) There's something sterile about it, there's no mess, no slipping-in of the author's frame-of-mind. It is observant, yes, and deeply so, but clinically.
    • 5/5
      i liked this book very very much; but Jim did not like it at all, although he managed to finish it in around 2007; I read it in my 20's or 30's; cant remember exactly; only Eliot that I disliked was Ramola; and Daniel Deronda was not so good, either
    • 5/5
      This is the story of the lives of people living in the county of Middlemarch in the mid 19th century. The various characters with their interwoven lives are depicted beautifully by the author. The author along with a good story narrative take us a step further into the minds of her characters. A space of two centuries hasn't diminished the impact this beautiful book has on it's readers.
    • 5/5
      I love the Virginia Woolf quote about Middlemarch: "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people."
    • 3/5
      Longish. Not sure what the fuzz is about? But still, at times intriguing.
    • 5/5
      I listened to this book, read by Kate Reading, who was fabulous. I loved Eliot's language and her keen and pithy observations
    • 5/5
      Yet another of those books that escaped me far, far longer than it should have. It was a great joy to dive into this world, and while there were definitely a few characters (probably more than a few) that I wanted to reach out and shake some sense into, I enjoyed it thoroughly. The Modern Library edition I read had some odd typos (many d's were replaced with t's, for no discernible reason), so beware that version perhaps, but it's a classic for a reason, and one I'm sure I'll come back to.
    • 5/5
      A great book. Her empathy even toward people like Bulstrode is remarkable. And I appreciate that she didn't tidy things up with Victorian coincidences. Things ended right, although maybe not what you'd want.
    • 5/5
      Everybody talks about Jane Austin and I'm a fan too, but why doesn't anybody ever sing the praises of George Elliot? Middlemarch is like Jane Austin on steroids, its not limited to a single societal set - its a whole world, as relevant today as it was when it was written -- it even has murder in it!
    • 5/5
      As I start my cataloging, I'm listing all-time favorites. I've read Middlemarch at least three times, and am overdue for a re-read. It's one the books I think of as lifetime books, to be read and re-read.
    • 2/5
      Is it blasphemous to say this book disappointed me?

      Listen. It's a fine story. There's nothing inherently wrong with it. It's a lovely look at provincial life, full of the drama and romantic tension one expects from 19th century literature. But that's-- all it was to me. It was nothing special, nothing life hanging.

      I liked it, sure, but maybe I wasn't in the mood to appreciate it.

      I'm glad I read it, but I doubt I'll be picking it up again any time soon.
    • 4/5
      The apex of the development of the 19th century novel. Fascinatingly intellectual and observant, George Eliot and the narrator are hard to separate. This is what the modernists like Virginia Woolf must have been reacting against.