{"product_id":"middlemarch-9781644399194","title":"Middlemarch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiddlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a novel by George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, later Marian Evans. It is her seventh novel, begun in 1869 and then put aside during the final illness of Thornton Lewes, the son of her companion George Henry Lewes. During the following year Eliot resumed work, fusing together several stories into a coherent whole, and during 1871-72 the novel appeared in serial form. The first one-volume edition was published in 1874, and attracted large sales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubtitled \"A Study of Provincial Life,\" the 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, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Anne (Mary Ann, Marian) Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), better known by her pen name \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Eliot\u003c\/strong\u003e, was an English novelist and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She is the author of seven novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Mill on the Floss\u003c\/em\u003e (1860), \u003cem\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/em\u003e (1861), \u003cem\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e (1871-72), and \u003cem\u003eDaniel Deronda\u003c\/em\u003e (1876), most of them set in provincial England and well known for their realism and psychological insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. Female authors were published under their own names during Eliot's life, but she wanted to ensure that she was not seen as merely a writer of lighthearted romances. An additional factor in her use of a pen name may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes, with whom she lived for over 20 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10356111\"\u003eGeorge Eliot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indoeuropeanpublishing.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644399194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644399199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indoeuropeanpublishing.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44547153527021,"sku":"9781644399194","price":42.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_707f2cf8-6067-456e-bd15-37c4f496b29d.jpg?v=1701614570","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/middlemarch-9781644399194","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}