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Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian [1] [2]), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. [3]
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
He was the author of George Eliot: A Biography and the editor of The George Eliot Letters. "[Haight] was completely absorbed in the life and work of George Eliot and had the distinction, before he died, of being asked to speak at the dedication of her memorial in Westminster Abbey, an extraordinary recognition for an American, as I am sure you ...
The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life is a book written by Clare Carlisle and published by Allen Lane in 2023. The work explores the life and philosophy of Mary Anne Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot .
"Damn. This is funny." [13] [24] [15] [167] [168] — Doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (8 November 1887), after a nurse refused him a whiskey "Hurrah for anarchy!" [10]: 59 [15] [169] — George Engel, German-born American labor union activist (11 November 1887), prior to hanging after Haymarket affair "This is the happiest moment ...
Like other novels by George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss articulates the tension between circumstances and the spiritual energies of individual characters struggling against those circumstances. A certain determinism is at play throughout the novel, from Mr Tulliver's inability to keep himself from "going to law", and thereby losing his ...
Funny Christmas Quotes “Christmas is just so stressful … with the lists and the lines and the dancing girls at TV Town Song Room.” — Nick Miller, “New Girl”
Scenes of Clerical Life is George Eliot's first published work of fiction, is an 1858 collection of three short stories, published in book form; it was the first of her works to be released under her famous pseudonym. [1]