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Middlemarch, novel by george eliot, first published in eight parts in 187172. Written for a 19th century audience that expected very detailed descriptions and explanations of backgrounds for the characters and plots of the novels they read, george eliot, i am sure, fully met those expectations with this epic tale. George eliot, middlemarch, adaptation, narratology, media. Global grey free pdf, epub, kindle ebook pages pdf. Though set against a backdrop of widespread social and economic change, middlemarch is still, as its subtitle states, a study of provincial life, and an exploration of the idea that the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts.
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