The Life of George Eliot

Mary Ann Evans, known better under her pen name of George Eliot, was born on November 22, 1819 in Warwickshire. Her family provided her with strong and severe religious training in her youth. Her father was an agent for a wealthy landowner, so she received an excellent education in private schools and from tutors (World Book, 6: 185). When she reached the age of seventeen, the death of her mother and marriage of her elder sister called her home …

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