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Middlemarch
''Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life'' is a novel by English author George Eliot, first published in eight instalments (volumes) during 1871–2. The novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during 1829–32,〔''The Bloomsbury Guide to English Literature'', ed. Marion Wynne–Davies.New York: Prentice Hall, 1990, p. 719. Carolyn Steedman, "(Going to Middlemarch: History and the Novel )", ''Michigan Quarterly Review'' XL, no. 3 (Summer 2001). Retrieved 13 April 2013〕 and it comprises several distinct (though intersecting) stories and a large cast of characters. Significant themes include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education.
Although containing comical elements, ''Middlemarch'' is a work of realism that refers to many historical events: the 1832 Reform Act, the beginnings of the railways, the death of King George IV, and the succession of his brother, the Duke of Clarence (the future King William IV). In addition, the work incorporates contemporary medical science and examines the deeply reactionary mindset found within a settled community facing the prospect of unwelcome change.
Eliot began writing the two pieces that would eventually form ''Middlemarch'' during the years 1869–70 and completed the novel in 1871. Although the first reviews were mixed, it is now widely regarded as her best work and one of the greatest novels written in English.〔( F. R. Leavis, ''The Great Tradition. ''New York: George W. Stewart, 1948. )〕
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