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Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

The Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated) is a curated compilation of the author's extensive body of work. It features her most celebrated novels, such as 'Middlemarch' and 'Silas Marner,' alongside her shorter stories and essays. The inclusion of illustrations adds a visual dimension to the text, offering readers a richer experience of her writing. This collection is designed to cater to both casual readers and scholars interested in the works of George Eliot. more

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George Eliot
George Eliot

George Eliot, born Mary Ann Evans, was a renowned 19th-century British novelist. Her works are known for their profound psychological insights and critical exploration of social issues. With her unique narrative techniques and rich emotional expression, she has had a profound impact on literature. more

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“Are there many situations more sublimely tragic than the struggle of the soul with the demand to renounce a work which has been all the significance of its life--a significance which is to vanish as the waters which come and go where no man has need of them?”

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“I might mention all the divine charms of a bright spring day, but if you had never in your life utterly forgotten yourself in straining your eyes after the mounting lark, or in wandering through the still lanes when the fresh-opened blossoms fill them with a sacred silent beauty like that of fretted aisles, where would be the use of my descriptive catalogue?”

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“Nice distinctions are troublesome. It is so much easier to say that a thing is black, than to discriminate the particular shade of brown, blue, or green, to which it really belongs. It is so much easier to make up your mind that your neighbour is good for nothing, than to enter into all the circumstances that would oblige you to modify that opinion.”

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