Four Novels: Adam Bede / The Mill on the Floss / Silas Marner / Middlemarch

Dust jacket Victorian writer George Eliot has been called one of the greatest English novelists, and her works are praised for their realism and colorfully detailed chronicles of family and communities. The four novels collected for this literary omnibus - Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, and Middlemarch - are memorable for their sympathetic approach to the rich inner dramas that lie behind everyday life. In Eliot's fiction, the Victorian novel came of age. Popular in its day, her work is still celebrated for its insightful and sensitive depictions of character, vocation and middle-class society. This collection is a tribute to her genius and an unforgettable introduction to her artistry.