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George Eliot is the pen name of Mary Anne EvansBaptised Mary Anne Evans in 1819 at the wedding of her sister in 1837 she signed her name Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880), who was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological perspicacity.
She used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. Female authors published freely under their own names, but Eliot wanted to ensure that she was not seen as merely a writer of romances. An additional factor may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes.
Biography
Mary Anne Evans was the third child to Robert and Christiana Evans (née Pearson). Mary Anne, often shortened to Marian, had two other teenage siblings, a half-brother and sister from her father's previous marriage to Harriet Poynton. Robert Evans was the manager of the Arbury Hall Estate for the Newdigate family in Warwickshire, and Mary Anne was born on the estate on a farm near Nuneaton. In early 1820 the family moved to a house named Griff, part way between Nuneaton and Coventry. More on [ George Eliot ]
A Chronological List by Date of Publication of George Eliot's Novels, Short Stories, and Poems - Text search engine and links to full versions.
Author's Calendar: George Eliot - Brief introduction to the author.
George Eliot - Professor Mitsuharu Matsuoka's site with pictures and links to complete texts of Eliot's works.
George Eliot List Discussion - Dedicated to the discussion of all things Eliot, including novels, essays, poetry and biography.
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George Eliot: A Woman in Advance of Her Time - Brief biography by the secretary of the George Eliot Fellowship.
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George Eliot: An Overview - Essays on Eliot's technique and Victorian background. From the Victorian Web.
Not That Dull - Brief review of The Real Life of Mary Ann Evans: George Eliot, Her Letters and Fiction
The Writing of Marian Evans (George Eliot) - Comment with links to Romola, Daniel Deronda, Middlemarch, Adam Bede, Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Felix Holt and other George Eliot sites.
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