Middlemarch: A Literary Fiction Classic (annotated)

Unique ElementsDetailed 19th Century Historical Context TimelineAbout this book“She did not know then that it was Love who had come to her briefly as in a dream before awaking, with the hues of morning on his wings - that it was Love to whom she was sobbing her farewell as his image was banished by the blameless rigour of irresistible day”From the landed nobility and clergy to the manufacturers and professional men, farmers and labourers, this realism book examines every social class in the town of Middlemarch. The two main characters, Dorothea Brooke and Tertius Lydgate, who both had tragic marriages, are the emphasis of the story instead of their unrealised ideals.Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life, is one of George Eliot’s best works and one of the greatest English novels. If you love history - the 1832 Reform Act, early railroads and the ascension of King William IV are all portrayed in this classic novel.Reproduced with care…At Classica Books we publish our books to the highest of standards. This version remains unchanged and has been reproduced to preserve the integrity of the first edition. This is a must-have piece of historical literary fiction, it will make an excellent gift to the classic literature books devotee in your life or a great addition to your must read books list.