George Eliot
21) Brother Jacob
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Davy Faux is a duplicitous character who thinks he has escaped answering for his crimes, but is brought to justice in an ironic and fitting way.
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George Eliot, a pseudonym for Mary Anne Evans, was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era, publishing seven major novels and several translations during her career. The Selected Works of George Eliot includes all seven of the author's novels: Adam Bede, The Lifted Veil, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Romola, Middlemarch, and Daniel Deronda.
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Excerpt: "Since the death of George Eliot much public curiosity has been excited by the repeated allusions to, and quotations from, her contributions to periodical literature, and a leading newspaper gives expression to a general wish when it says that "this series of striking essays ought to be collected and reprinted, both because of substantive worth and because of the light they throw on the author's literary canons and predilections." In fact,...
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Das Leben ist nicht leicht für die ungestüme Maggie Tulliver, die ihren Bruder Tom verehrt und verzweifelt versucht, die Anerkennung ihrer Eltern zu gewinnen. Dennoch ist es eine unbeschwerte Kindheit, die sie in der idyllischen Umgebung der Dorlcoter Mühle verlebt – bis der Vater die Mühle verliert und Tom die Schulden der Familie begleichen muss. Zunehmend gerät Maggie zwischen die Fronten der vier Männer in ihrem Leben: des Vaters, ihres...
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George Eliot's ‚ An English Dinner of Thanksgiving is excerpted from her 1859 novel‚ Adam Bede. In it, wealthy farmer Martin Poyser throws a feast at harvest-time for his assorted workers. Much beef is eaten and much ale is drank. Lusty toasting and singing ensues and the overall mood is one of thanksgiving for the blessings of an abundant harvest. A classic story that shows that while it is an American holiday, Thanksgiving dinner is a tradition...
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When "Brother Jacob" was completed in 1864, it was published together with "The Lifted Veil" (1859) as a companion piece. "The Lifted Veil" is a dark fantasy about a young artist with clairvoyant abilities, and explores the science of the brain, mesmerism, phrenology, as well as themes of fate, and the mysteries of life and life after death. "Brother Jacob," a satirical modern fable, tells the story of a spiteful young man who is unsatisfied with...
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George Eliot's influential novel Middlemarch is, according to its subtitle, a "study of provincial life." At its center are the beautiful and inquisitive Dorothea Brooke and the ambitious young doctor Tertius Lydgate, who both have to abandon their idealist views when faced with the reality of daily life. In the novel, Eliot depicts small-town life in the 1830s with its class system, rivalries, and social restrictions in minute detail. She beautifully...
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In this essay, originally published anonymously in The Westminster Review (1856), George Eliot examines the state of women's fiction in her time. She lamentingly argues that absurd and banal novels, written by well-to-do women of her time, do great disservice for the overall appreciation of women's intellectual capacities. Eliot divides 'silly novels by lady novelists' into several distinct categories: the mind-and-millinery species, the oracular...
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This 1884 volume republishes articles that first appeared in magazines prior to Eliot's fame as a novelist. Eliot herself selected and edited the articles prior to her death. Included as well are a number of "notes" written by Eliot for later expansion in her novels or simply to develop an idea for its own sake. Of these latter, "Judgments on Authors," "Story-telling," and "Value of Originality" are of exceptional interest.
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George Eliot: Middlemarch Vollständige deutsche eBook-Neuausgabe (2022) mit über 180 verlinkten Fußnoten und Anmerkungen. George Eliots psychologischer Großroman ist ein Panoptikum der englischen Gesellschaft während des Übergangs vom landwirtschaftlichen zum industriellen Zeitalter (die Handlung spielt zwischen 1829 und 1832). Alte Ordnungen zerbröckeln, neue haben sich noch nicht etabliert. Spiegelgleich werden auf individueller Ebene die...
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"Evangelical Teaching" is an insightful 1855 essay written by George Eliot (Marian Evans) and published in “The Westminster Review”. Here, Eliot explores ethical problems inherent in certain strands and styles of Christian evangelical teaching-particularly as displayed in the writings of one Dr. Cumming. While Eliot's critique is focused on the work of this particular preacher, her insights are enduringly pertinent for those interested in the...
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In this essay, originally published anonymously in The Westminster Review (1856), George Eliot examines the state of women's fiction in her time. She lamentingly argues that absurd and banal novels, written by well-to-do women of her time, do great disservice for the overall appreciation of women's intellectual capacities within society.
Eliot divides 'silly novels by lady novelists' into several distinct categories: the mind-and-millinery species,...
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.
What was it like to love, live, and rebel in Britain during the 19th and 20th centuries? These beloved British novels offer three dramatically different...
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Thanksgiving is an American tradition, celebrating the coming of autumn, the bounty of the harvest, the peaceful coexistence of the Pilgrims and the Native Americans, football, family - and, of course, the obligatory celebration feast. Here are 35 tales celebrating Thanksgiving in all its forms, by classic authors you know and love (O. Henry, Harriet Becher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne) and others who may be new to you.
Included are:
TWO THANKSGIVING...
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What did it mean to be a woman one hundred years ago? These beloved novels offer three dramatically different, but universally recognizable, experiences. Whether it is the drama of sisterhood, the trials and tribulations of romantic encounters, or the struggles of being a writer in a male world, each story holds just as much resonance for the female experience as they did on first publication.
This collection includes:
• Little Women by Louisa...
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Three of the finest novels of the 19th Century are brought together in this wide-ranging collection. From the rumblings of provincial England in and to a wild and dangerous journey across the Holy Lands in , these classic novels of the Georgian and Victorian period are as relevant and important today as they ever have been. These classic stories are read by ' Prunella Scales; 's Tim Pigott-Smith; and Dame Judi Dench. This collection includes:
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