
The Complete Works of George Eliot (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian Realism, Moral Psychology, Provincial Life, and Social Consequence in Nineteenth-Century EnglandBy George EliotLength216h 23m
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The Complete Works of George Eliot gathers the fiction, essays, poetry, and translations that established Eliot as one of the central moral intelligences of Victorian literature. From Adam Bede and The Mill on the Floss to Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda, these works combine psychological realism, philosophical reflection, and social analysis, rendering provincial life, religious doubt, gender constraint, and ethical responsibility with extraordinary narrative depth. Eliot's prose is at once capacious, ironic, and compassionate, situated within the nineteenth-century realist tradition yet intellectually broader than most of its contemporaries. George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, whose formidable education, unconventional life, and career in journalism profoundly shaped her art. Her work as editor, critic, and translator exposed her to German theology, positivist philosophy, and debates over science, faith, and social reform. Living outside conventional respectability with George Henry Lewes, she understood intimately the pressures of moral judgment and social exclusion—experiences that sharpened her sympathy for complex human motives. This collection is recommended to readers seeking not merely classic novels but a complete encounter with a mind of rare ethical seriousness. It rewards those interested in literary realism, intellectual history, feminist inquiry, and the enduring question of how individuals act within webs of consequence.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length216 hrs 23 mins
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Publish dateSep 20, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Works of George Eliot (Annotated)
112Chapter XLV.
2Introduction
113Chapter XLVI.
3Author Biography
114Chapter XLVII.
4Historical Context
115Chapter XLVIII.
5Synopsis (Selection)
116Chapter XLIX.
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6The Complete Works of George Eliot
117Chapter L.
7Scenes of Clerical Life.
118Chapter LI.
8The Sad Fortunes of the Rev. Amos Barton. (pt. 1)
119Epilogue.
9The Sad Fortunes of the Rev. Amos Barton. (pt. 2)
120The Spanish Gypsy.
10Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story. (pt. 1)
121Book I (pt. 1)
11Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story. (pt. 2)
122Book I (pt. 2)
12Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story. (pt. 3)
123Book II
13Janet’s Repentance. (pt. 1)
124Book III
14Janet’s Repentance. (pt. 2)
125Book IV
15Janet’s Repentance. (pt. 3)
126Book V
16Adam Bede.
127Middlemarch. A Study of Provincial Life
17Book One. (pt. 1)
128Miss Brooke. (pt. 1)
18Book One. (pt. 2)
129Miss Brooke. (pt. 2)
19Book One. (pt. 3)
130Old and Young. (pt. 1)
20Book Two. (pt. 1)
131Old and Young. (pt. 2)
21Book Two. (pt. 2)
132Waiting for Death. (pt. 1)
22Book Three.
133Waiting for Death. (pt. 2)
23Book Four. (pt. 1)
134Three Love Problems. (pt. 1)
24Book Four. (pt. 2)
135Three Love Problems. (pt. 2)
25Book Five. (pt. 1)
136The Dead Hand. (pt. 1)
26Book Five. (pt. 2)
137The Dead Hand. (pt. 2)
27Book Six. (pt. 1)
138The Widow and the Wife. (pt. 1)
28Book Six. (pt. 2)
139The Widow and the Wife. (pt. 2)
29The Lifted Veil.
140Two Temptations. (pt. 1)
30The Mill on the Floss.
141Two Temptations. (pt. 2)
31Book I. (pt. 1)
142Sunset and Sunrise. (pt. 1)
32Book I. (pt. 2)
143Sunset and Sunrise. (pt. 2)
33Book I. (pt. 3)
144The Legend of Jubal,and Other Poems. (pt. 1)
34Book II. (pt. 1)
145The Legend of Jubal,and Other Poems. (pt. 2)
35Book II. (pt. 2)
146Daniel Deronda.
36Book III. (pt. 1)
147Book I. (pt. 1)
37Book III. (pt. 2)
148Book I. (pt. 2)
38Book IV.
149Book II. (pt. 1)
39Book V. (pt. 1)
150Book II. (pt. 2)
40Book V. (pt. 2)
151Book III. (pt. 1)
41Book VI. (pt. 1)
152Book III. (pt. 2)
42Book VI. (pt. 2)
153Book IV. (pt. 1)
43Book VI. (pt. 3)
154Book IV. (pt. 2)
44Book VII.
155Book V. (pt. 1)
45Silas Marner,the Weaver of Raveloe.
156Book V. (pt. 2)
46Part One. (pt. 1)
157Book VI. (pt. 1)
47Part One. (pt. 2)
158Book VI. (pt. 2)
48Part One. (pt. 3)
159Book VII. (pt. 1)
49Part Two.
160Book VII. (pt. 2)
50Romola.
161Book VIII. (pt. 1)
51Book I. (pt. 1)
162Book VIII. (pt. 2)
52Book I. (pt. 2)
163Impressions of Theophrastus Such.
53Book I. (pt. 3)
164I.
54Book I. (pt. 4)
165II.
55Book II. (pt. 1)
166III.
56Book II. (pt. 2)
167IV.
57Book II. (pt. 3)
168V.
58Book III. (pt. 1)
169VI.
59Book III. (pt. 2)
170VII.
60Book III. (pt. 3)
171VIII.
61Book III. (pt. 4)
172IX.
62Brother Jacob.
173X.
63Chapter I.
174XI.
64Chapter II.
175XII.
65Chapter III.
176XIII.
66Felix Holt,the Radical.
177XIV.
67Introduction.
178XV.
68Chapter I.
179XVI.
69Chapter II.
180XVII.
70Chapter III.
181XVIII.
71Chapter IV.
182The Essays.
72Chapter V.
183From the Note-Book of an Eccentric.
73Chapter VI.
184How to Avoid Disappointment.
74Chapter VII.
185The Wisdom of the Child.
75Chapter VIII.
186A Little Fable with a Great Moral.
76Chapter IX.
187Hints on Snubbing.
77Chapter X.
188Carlyle’s Life of Sterling.
78Chapter XI.
189Margaret Fuller.
79Chapter XII.
190Woman in France: Madame de Sablé.(1)
80Chapter XIII.
191Three Months in Weimar.
81Chapter XIV.
192Evangelical Teaching: Dr. Cumming.(4)
82Chapter XV.
193German Wit: Henry Heine.(10)
83Chapter XVI.
194The Natural History of German Life.(13)
84Chapter XVII.
195Silly Novels by Lady Novelists.
85Chapter XVIII.
196George Forster. (pt. 1)
86Chapter XIX.
197George Forster. (pt. 2)
87Chapter XX.
198Worldliness and Other-Worldliness: The Poet Young.(15)
88Chapter XXI.
199The Influence of Rationalism.(16)
89Chapter XXII.
200The Grammar of Ornament.(17)
90Chapter XXIII.
201Address to Working Men, by Felix Holt.
91Chapter XXIV.
202Leaves from a Note-Book.
92Chapter XXV.
203Miscellaneous Poems.
93Chapter XXVI.
204On Being Called a Saint.
94Chapter XXVII.
205Farewell.
95Chapter XXVIII.
206Sonnet.
96Chapter XXIX.
207Question and Answer.
97Chapter XXX.
208“’Mid my Gold-Brown Curls.”
98Chapter XXXI.
209“’Mid the Rich Store.”
99Chapter XXXII.
210“As Tu Va la Lune se Lever.”
100Chapter XXXIII.
211In A London Drawing Room.
101Chapter XXXIV.
212Arms! To Arms!
102Chapter XXXV.
213Ex Oriente Lux.
103Chapter XXXVI.
214In the South.
104Chapter XXXVII.
215Will Ladislaw’s Song.
105Chapter XXXVIII.
216Erinna.
106Chapter XXXIX.
217“I Grant you Ample Leave.”
107Chapter XL.
218Mordecai’s Hebrew Verses.
108Chapter XLI.
219Count that Day Lost.
109Chapter XLII.
220Analysis
110Chapter XLIII.
221Reflection
111Chapter XLIV.
222Memorable Quotes