The Canon Library

Author guide

George Eliot

George Eliot is represented in The Western Canon by 5 works associated with Victorian.

Where to start with George Eliot

Begin with Middlemarch, the strongest starting point in the current collection by catalog tier and influence.

Start with Middlemarch

Books by George Eliot

Book

Adam Bede

George Eliot · Victorian · Novel

Reading context

The cataloged works span Novel. Follow the linked era, genre, and subject pages to place them alongside other works in the collection.

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George Eliot books

Where should you start with George Eliot?

Begin with the strongest represented novel, then use the remaining cataloged works to move from an accessible entry point into Eliot’s larger treatment of moral choice, social pressure, sympathy, ambition, and community.

George Eliot book

Adam Bede

George Eliot · Victorian