Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880), writing under the pseudonym George Eliot, was one of the most influential literary figures of the 19th century. Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, she challenged the social conventions of her time by pursuing a literary career, which was unusual for women. Her relationship with the philosopher George Henry Lewes, with whom she lived without marrying, was also considered scandalous. Eliot is known for novels such as "Middlemarch", "The Mill on the Floss", and "Silas Marner". Her works are notable for their psychological introspection, exploration of moral and social dilemmas, and rich, scholarly prose. "Middlemarch" is often cited as one of the greatest English-language novels, admired for its broad cast of characters and its depiction of life in an English provincial town. Eliot died in London in 1880 at the age of 60.
Poems List
There are various orders of beauty, causing men to make fools of themselves in various styles, from the desperate to the sheepish.
while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.
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Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.
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There is much pain that is quite noiseless; and vibrations that make human agonies are often a mere whisper in the roar of hurrying existence.
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The block of granite which was an obstacle on the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone on the pathway of the strong.
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