Middlemarch (Dream Classics). E-book. Formato EPUB - 9788826456041

Middlemarch (Dream Classics). E-book. Formato EPUB. Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life&nbsp;is a novel by the English author&nbsp;George Eliot, first published in eight installments (volumes) during 1871&ndash;2. The novel is set in the fictitious&nbsp;Midlands&nbsp;town of Middlemarch during 1829&ndash;32,and it comprises several distinct (though intersecting) stories and a large cast of characters. Significant themes include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education.<br />Although containing comical elements,&nbsp;Middlemarch&nbsp;is a work of&nbsp;realism&nbsp;that refers to many historical events: the&nbsp;1832 Reform Act, the beginnings of the railways, the death of&nbsp;King George IV, and the succession of his brother, the&nbsp;Duke of Clarence&nbsp;(the future King William IV). In addition, the work incorporates contemporary medical science and examines the deeply reactionary mindset found within a settled community facing the prospect of unwelcome change.