Published in 1871-72, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life is widely considered George Eliot’s greatest achievement and one of the finest novels in the English language. Set in the fictional English Midlands town of Middlemarch, it weaves together the stories of idealistic Dorothea Brooke, ambitious young doctor Lydgate, and a large cast of richly drawn characters navigating marriage, politics, money, and moral compromise.
Virginia Woolf famously called it one of the few English novels written for grown-up people. Download this free EPUB from Better Gutenberg to experience Eliot’s extraordinary psychological depth and social vision for yourself.