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A woman can hardly ever choose … she is dependent — George Eliot

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A woman can hardly ever choose … she is dependent on what happens to her. She must take meaner things, because only meaner things are within her reach.

Felix Holt (1866) ch. 27

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George Eliot GB

George Eliot

1819-11-22 — 1880-12-22 · Nuneaton

George Eliot is the pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans, a prominent English novelist of the Victorian era. Eliot is celebrated for her profound psychological insight, moral complexity, and realistic portrayal of English provincial life. Her works often explore themes of morality, religion, determinism, and the position of women in society.

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