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ELIOT, GEORGE (1819-1880)

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From: Young Students Learning Library
Date: 19960101
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The books written by George Eliot were the work not of a man, but of a woman. Her name was Mary Ann (or Marian) Evans. George Eliot was a pen name (pseudonym). Under that name, she wrote some of the best novels in the English language.

Mary Ann Evans was born in Warwickshire, England, and she was brought up in the countryside. She kept house for her father until he died in 1849, but she was interested in writing and new ideas. She moved to London and began working as an editor on a magazine. Through her magazine work and her interest in literature, she met many of the ...

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