Middlemarch Av George Eliot

<p><b><i>The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts ... to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.</i></b><br><br>Described by some as the greatest novel in the English Language, <i>Middlemarch </i>paints a captivating portrait of provincial life at the time of the Industrial Revolution. <br><br>The story centres on the idealistic Dorothea Brooke and the pioneering Tertius Lydgate and their disastrous marriages to unsuitable partners. George Eliot also draws on a huge cast of other finely drawn characters to reflect facets of humankind, in all its fragility and complexity. <br><br>As separate stories interweave and drama unfolds, Eliot uses these ordinary, ''unhistoric'' lives to contemplate the colossal and the profound.<br><br><b>ABOUT THE SERIES: </b>The <i>Arcturus Classics</i> series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.</p>