{"title":"George Eliot","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"middlemarch","title":"Middlemarch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in instalments between 1871 and 1872, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is George Eliot’s richly layered portrait of a provincial English town on the eve of the Reform Act of 1832. At its heart is Dorothea Brooke, an intelligent and idealistic young woman whose longing for a meaningful life leads her into a deeply unequal marriage, alongside the ambitious doctor Tertius Lydgate, whose hopes for medical reform become entangled with the demands of society and marriage. Around them, Eliot weaves the fortunes of the Garth, Vincy and Bulstrode families into a broad account of private aspiration, public change and the intricate ties that bind a community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith extraordinary psychological insight and a compassionate, often gently ironic narrator, Eliot examines the distance between idealism and experience, the limits placed upon women, the compromises of ambition and the moral significance of ordinary lives. Set against the political and social transformations of nineteenth-century England, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is both an intimate study of character and a sweeping portrait of a society in transition. Widely regarded as one of the greatest novels in the English language, it represents the full maturity of Eliot’s art and its profound belief in the importance of sympathy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— George Eliot, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The magnificent book which with all its imperfections is one of the few English novels written for grown-up people.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Virginia Woolf, “George Eliot”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64184751063370,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"the-mill-on-the-floss","title":"The Mill on the Floss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in April 1860, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mill on the Floss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows Maggie Tulliver, a passionate and imaginative young woman growing up beside the River Floss in the English Midlands. Her close but often difficult relationship with her brother Tom lies at the heart of the novel, as family loyalty, financial ruin and the rigid expectations of provincial society shape their lives. Maggie’s hunger for affection, knowledge and independence brings her into conflict with the world around her, particularly as she struggles to reconcile her own desires with the duties and loyalties that bind her to others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing deeply on Eliot’s childhood memories, the novel is a moving study of sibling devotion, moral responsibility, female constraint and the lasting power of early experience. Its evocation of rural English life is matched by an extraordinary psychological understanding of the private conflicts that lie beneath ordinary family existence. Among Eliot’s most personal works, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mill on the Floss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e combines the breadth of the Victorian social novel with an intimate portrait of a young woman whose longing for a fuller life is never easily accommodated by the world she inhabits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— George Eliot, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mill on the Floss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mill on the Floss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Mill on the Floss may not, perhaps, be so popular as Adam Bede, but it shows no falling off nor any exhaustion of power.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— The Saturday Review, 14 April 1860\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64184777572682,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"silas-marner","title":"Silas Marner","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published on 2 April 1861, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the story of a solitary weaver whose life is shaped by betrayal, loss and an unwavering devotion to his craft. Driven from the religious community in which he once found purpose, Silas settles in the rural village of Raveloe, where he withdraws from human companionship and comes to treasure his accumulated gold above all else. When his savings are stolen and an unexpected child enters his home, his carefully guarded existence begins to change. The child, Eppie, gradually draws him back into the life of the village and offers him a form of belonging he had thought permanently lost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong George Eliot’s most intimate and enduring novels, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores faith, redemption, parenthood and the quiet importance of human kindness. Its portrait of rural English life is rich with local character and gentle humour, while its moral vision questions the value of wealth, social standing and inherited privilege. 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