![]() Summer, 1799 in the Staffordshire village of Hayslope, and one of Lisbeth Bede's sons has marriage on his mind.Ģ. Another factor in her use of a pen name may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny, thus avoiding the scandal that would have arisen because of her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes." - Wikipediaġ. She also wanted to have her fiction judged separately from her already extensive and widely known work as a translator, editor, and critic. ![]() ![]() "Although female authors were published under their own names during her lifetime, she wanted to escape the stereotype of women's writing being limited to lighthearted romances or other lighter fare not to be taken very seriously. George Eliot's haunting story of love betrayed and love rewarded.Īn immediate bestseller in 1859, Eliot's second novel established her reputation and paved the way for masterpieces such as The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch.įirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.Įxcerpt about Mary Ann Evans known by her pen name George Eliot: ![]() Audio: 320kbps from 320kbps AAC-LC sourceĪdam Bede - George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) ![]()
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