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EPISODE · May 2, 2026 · 47 MIN

58 - Middlemarch - George Eliot

from Middlemarch · host George Eliot

Dive into the richly woven tapestry of life in the fictional English town of Middlemarch. This timeless novel explores the intricate lives, ambitions, and social dynamics of its characters, delving into themes of love, politics, and the pursuit of personal fulfillment. Join us as we unravel the complexities of human relationships and societal expectations, revealing the beauty and struggles of everyday life.

Dive into the richly woven tapestry of life in the fictional English town of Middlemarch. This timeless novel explores the intricate lives, ambitions, and social dynamics of its characters, delving into themes of love, politics, and the pursuit of personal fulfillment. Join us as we unravel the complexities of human relationships and societal expectations, revealing the beauty and struggles of everyday life.

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A time not to be forgotten zhanglaiwan literature:The Wisdom of Father Brown By: G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)Adam Bede By: George Eliot (1819-1880)The Chessmen of Mars By: Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950)Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm By: Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923)The Rosary By: Florence Louisa Barclay (1862-1921)A Girl of the Limberlost By: Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924)Diary of a U-boat Commander By: Sir Stephen King-HallBrewster's Millions By: George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928)Fables for the Frivolous By: Guy Wetmore Carryl (1873-1904)Julius Caesar By: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)The Abbots Ghost or Maurice Treherne Temptation By: Louisa May AlcottFavorite Chapters Collection By: VariousConfessions By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)32 Caliber By: Donald McGibneyThe Happy Prince and Other Tales By: Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)Helen's Babies By: John HabbertonMiddlemarch By: George EliotCrome Yellow By: Aldous Hu Deerbrook by Harriet Martineau (1802 - 1876) LibriVox A three volume novel, Deerbrook (1839) is a story of middle class country life with a surgeon hero.Like the later and more famous novel Middlemarch, Deerbrook describes the life of country people in a fictional English town. The Grey family live in one of the loveliest houses in Deerbrook, but a change in their lives is going to take place... The Ibbotson sisters, Hester and Margaret, orphaned distant cousins of Mr. Grey. Like in Jane Austen's novels, we see how the sisters are trying to advance themselves. In Victorian England, the chief way for women to "advance themselves" is to marry well. But will they succeed? And if they succeed, will they be happy?(Summary by Stav Nisser and Wikipedia) Middlemarch George Eliot David Who that cares much to know the history of man, and how the mysterious mixture behaves under the varying experiments of Time, has not dwelt, at least briefly, on the life of Saint Theresa, has not smiled with some gentleness at the thought of the little girl walking forth one morning hand-in-hand with her still smaller brother, to go and seek martyrdom in the country of the Moors? Out they toddled from rugged Avila, wide-eyed and helpless-looking as two fawns, but with human hearts, already beating to a national idea; until domestic reality met them in the shape of uncles, and turned them back from their great resolve. That child-pilgrimage was a fit beginning. Theresa’s passionate, ideal nature demanded an epic life: what were many-volumed romances of chivalry and the social conquests of a brilliant girl to her? Her flame quickly burned up that light fuel; and, fed from within, soared after some illimitable satisfaction, some object which would never justify weariness, which would rec George Eliot Country Audio Tours Jane Markham The George Eliot Country Audio Tour podcasts celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of George Eliot's first work of fiction Scenes of Clerical Life. They take us to her birthplace and childhood home and the places that inspired those first stories. She went on to write some of the greatest novels in the English language including Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch. This is a Podcats production for Enjoy Warwickshire and there are maps, photos and more info at the website.

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