Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook When asked to name 19th-century female writers, the one most likely to come to mind is Jane Austen ...

George Eliot’s Middlemarch advertises itself as “A Study of Provincial Life,” but it has a great deal in it that might be of interest to Americans who just right now have some extra time on their ...

Everyone has a list of unread books that weighs on her conscience each passing year that it remains unchanged. At the top of mine was “Middlemarch,” by George Eliot, a classic that I managed to put ...

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This week in the magazine, Rebecca writes about George Eliot and "Middlemarch." Join her online today at 3 P.M. E.T. for a live chat. Click here to set an e-mail reminder and to join the chat. When I ...

We have only Joyce Carol Oates to remind us that our sense of Middlemarch’s importance is inflated: “Does George Eliot, wonderful as she is, and certainly comforting in the unwavering sanity of her ...

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I’m always amazed to hear people say opera is a dying art form. Nothing could be further from the truth. Indeed, according to recent statistics from Opera America, there are more new operas being ...