Middlemarch

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*Middlemarch*, widely regarded as one of the best English novels, is a thorough *"study of provincial life,"* as the subtitle implies. The novel takes place in a fictitious Midlands town, chronicling the lives of its citizens in the early 1830s. The story revolves around the lives of Dorothea Brooke, a woman who dreams of a full life based on marriage and helping others, and Tertius Lydgate, a young doctor driven by professional ambition. It provides a very realistic view of society's complex interactions, the impacts of political change, and the profound psychological aspects of human nature.

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Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life is a complicated work about the lives of numerous characters in a tiny English town, with marriage, ambition, reform, and disillusionment as central themes. Dorothea Brooke and Tertius Lydgate are two characters in George Eliot's novels that explore the conflict between idealism and social realism. The novel's realism stems from its emphasis on moral choices, societal influence, and slow development, which depict society as an interconnected web in which human aspirations shape public outcomes. Zeba Books Classics presents enduring works that challenge authority and remain relevant today. Carefully prepared, unabridged, and true to the original texts, these books invite readers into a timeless conversation. This edition is published by Zeba Books. Visit us at https://zebabooks.org/genre/classics for more timeless classics.

First Sentence

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?

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