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On the trail of George Eliot; ORGANISERS OF THE GEORGE ELIOT TOURS HAVE BEEN AMAZED AT THEIR POPULARITY THIS YEAR.(News)
From: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Date: 20011002
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Byline: JENNY MACKENZIE
EVERY year, literature lovers from across the globe congregate in Nuneaton for a chance to delve into the life of the town's most prominent historical figure.
Fans of George Eliot travel from as far as the USA to discover as much as they can about a woman whose writing in the 19th century went on to give Nuneaton a lasting legacy.
Mary Ann Evans was born on the Arbury Estate at South Farm, on November 22, 1819, but it was 31 years later that the "birth" of George Eliot - her writing alias - took place.
Now, ...
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