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5 must-read books by George Elliot

5 must-read books by George Elliot
Written by Lahari Basu
Jun 30, 2022, 11:44 am 2 min read
5 must-read books by George Elliot
Mary Ann Evans took up George Elliot as her pen name to write novels. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Mary Ann Evans, under the pen name of George Elliot, became a leading writer in the Victorian era. Evans didn't want to be typecast as a female writer whose works are not taken seriously. She also wanted her fiction to stand out separately from her work as an editor. Her novels are known for realism and a thorough depiction of England's countryside.

Book 1
Adam Bede

Adam Bede, published in 1859, was her first novel. The plot is based on a story her aunt Elizabeth Evans, a Methodist preacher, told her. Adam is a young carpenter who falls in love with Hetty, a beautiful woman who is secretly having an affair with a soldier named Arthur Donnithorne. This love triangle ends badly leading to a crime.

Book 2
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe

Published in 1861, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is a simple tale of a linen weaver and Elliot's third novel. The novel is well known for its strong realism and treatment of a variety of complex issues like religion, industrialization, and society. Although the story is quite melancholic it has a happy ending which gives one hope and strengthens faith in the almighty.

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Book 3
Middlemarch

The great novelist Virginia Woolf describes Middlemarch as "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people." The story is unique and has many characters. It focuses on issues including women's role in society, marriage, religion, idealism, hypocrisy, political reform, and education. The realism in the novel includes historical events like the 1832 Reform Act and the accession of King William IV.

Book 4
The Mill on the Floss

The Mill on the Floss is a coming-of-age story including first love and sibling rivalry, drawing inspiration from the author's childhood. The novel explores gender discrimination and family relationships. The story is about the deteriorating relationship between Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom Tulliver who is completely different from her. They go through a series of crises that form cracks in their relationship.

Book 5
Ramola

Ramola is one of Eliot's most ambitious novels, set in Renaissance Florence. The daughter of a blind scholar, Romola is married to Tito whose two-facedness in love and politics threatens everything she values. As she wants to break away, the story upholds her intellectual and spiritual awakening. Eliot described this book as "written with my best blood." Check out more such book recommendations.

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Having worked in the media industry for six years, Lahari currently writes Lifestyle stories for NewsBytes. Before this, she worked with Microsoft News and Dainik Bhaskar group. An avid traveller, home cook, crocheter, and movie buff, Lahari is always on the lookout for good food, colourful yarns, innovative and thoughtful cinema, and cats! With words as a weapon, nature as strength, optimism as fuel, and an undying thirst for discovery, she is out on a lifelong journey to seek and experience the unknown.
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