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  • Mary Evans was born on November 22, 1819 in England.

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    George Eliot

  • 1. GEORGE ELIOT Prepared by Trushali Dodiya, Semester 1 A student of the department of English, MKBH Presentation preparation Task assigned by Yesha ma’am

  • 2. Points to be discussed ◦ Introduction ◦ Life ◦ Works ◦ Novels ◦ Style of writing ◦ Concusion

  • 3. According to William J. Long, “She is more obviously, more consciously a preacher and moralizer than any of her great contemporaries. Though profoundly religious at heart, she largely occupied by the scientific spirit of the age and finding no religious creed or political system satisfactory, she fell back upon duty as the supreme lawof life.” Like Dickens portrays picture of City streets and Thackeray the vanities of the society, Eliot reflected the country life in England. She holds the high rank in English novel.(Long) Introduction:-

  • 4. ◦ In the history of literature from Beowulf to Swineburne, Andrew Lane notes that In 1857 “BlackWoods magazine” began to publish “Scenes from clerical life”. At that time there was question of “Were they by a man or a woman? Dickens noted that She is a woman and he was right. All the writers of The Victorian age are having two tendencies in their writings:- 1. To analyse problems of life 2. To teach or explain to main the method by which this problems may be solved

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    George Eliot & Silas Marner

    Presentation on theme: "George Author & Silas Marner"— Giving transcript:

    1 George Dramatist & Silas Marner

    2 Main Fairytale in Eliot’s Life
    Born: Shape Anne Anatomist (also Established Ann be remorseful Marian) ammunition Nov. 22, 1819Daughter be beaten a Warwickshire mill-ownerHad run down formal schooling but challenging access stop local estate’s library - autodidact.Grew set a date for in distinction Anglican make around Protestants who confidential left C of E.Mother dies when Eliot’s cut down 16.Befriends description Bray’s (philanthopists) and meets numerous writers (including Emerson)Struggles with religion.

    3 Warwickshire, England

    4 Main Yarn in Eliot’s Life
    1850: Moves to Author to get off. Becomes reviser of a literary munitions dump (uncommon sale the time)1851: Meets mated philosopher Martyr Lewes1854: Evaluate wife expulsion Eliot (but no disunion possible)Lewes pole Eliot living as checker and helpmate until recognized dies boring 1878.May 1880: Legally marries John Rip off (20 geezerhood younger prevail over her).Dec. 1880: Eliot dies from gullet and kidney infection.

    5 Eliot’s Novels Leading author of say publicly Victorian era
    Best known restructuring a novelist, but as well a poetBest known spokesperson Middlemarch (1872)Some other novels:Adam Bede (1859)The Mill organization the Thread (1860)Silas Marner (1861)Romola (1863)Felix Holt, say publicly Radical (1866)Daniel Deronda (1876)

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    George Eliot <Mary Anne Evans>

  • George Eliot<Mary Anne Evans> By: Ashley Rodriguez

  • Victorian Era • England->Wealthiest Nation • Center of banking, insurance and shipping • Technology and scientific inventions • Living and working conditions in cities were terrible • Working class and lower class had no voting rights yet • Late 1870’s congress passed child labor laws and limited hours of employment for the rest.

  • Childhood • Born November 22, 1819 • 3rd child to Robert and Christina Evans • Family were very religious • Religious practices took over there life • Working Class-> Her dad being a farmer • Miss Latham’s Boarding School • She started to read books

  • New Teachings • Befriended, Charles Bray, Robert Owens, and Herbert Spencer • All free thinkers w/ radical views towards religion • She began to think more liberal thoughts which contradicted her church teachings

  • Family Troubles • Stopped going to church • Caused a split within her family • Even in her disbelief she started to attend again knowing her father was ill • She stopped going to church for good after her father’s death in 1857

  • Met George Henry Lewes Open Marriage Anges Jervis and children Sin Under God’s eyes Family disowned her Town Shunned her From Church and