![]() His brother, the Duke of Clarence (the future King William IV). Self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education.Īlthough containing comical elements, Middlemarch is a work of realism that refers to many historical events: the 1832 Reform Act, the beginnings of the railways, the death of King George IV, and the succession of Significant themes include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, Middlemarch during 1829-32, and it comprises several distinct (though intersecting) stories and a large cast of characters. The novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by English author George Eliot, first published in eight instalments (volumes) during 1871-2. ![]()
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