George Eliot

6 summariesHistorical Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction

Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels: Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Romola (1862–63), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871–72) and Daniel Deronda (1876). Like Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, she emerged from provincial England; most of her works are set there. Her works are known for their realism, psychological insight, sense of place and detailed depiction of the countryside.

Books by George Eliot

6 books available

Middlemarch
George Eliot
4.0 (136k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In the Victorian town of Middlemarch, Dorothea Brooke seeks purpose in a stifling marriage, while Dr. Lydgate battles societal resistance and personal mistakes. This story shows human aspiration, disappointment, and the quiet strength of everyday life.
Silas Marner
George Eliot
3.6 (74k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
A reclusive weaver, embittered by betrayal and loss, finds redemption and the meaning of wealth through an orphaned golden-haired child.
The Mill on the Floss
George Eliot
3.8 (48k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
Maggie Tulliver, a spirited woman in Victorian England, navigates sibling loyalty and social rebellion, always longing for a love her brother Tom cannot return.
Daniel Deronda
George Eliot
3.8 (23k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In a Victorian world grappling with identity and purpose, a young woman's quest for belonging intertwines with a man's search for his Jewish heritage, challenging societal norms and inherited destinies.
Adam Bede
George Eliot
3.8 (23k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In a 19th-century rural English community, the innocent love of a carpenter, Adam Bede, for the beautiful but vain dairymaid Hetty Sorrel unravels into a drama of seduction, betrayal, and its consequences after she falls for the charms of a fickle young squire.
Scenes of Clerical Life
George Eliot
3.8 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
Explore the quiet dramas and moral complexities of 19th-century English clergy and their parishioners, showing the humor, heartbreak, and resilience in ordinary lives.