Middlemarch
Written by George Eliot
Published by Public Domain
Genre: Classic Literature
Audience: Adult readers interested in social commentary and character-driven narratives
Tone: Serious
*Middlemarch* by George Eliot intricately weaves the lives of its characters, particularly focusing on Dorothea Brooke's tumultuous journey through marriage, societal expectations, and personal aspirations, as she navigates the complexities of love, ambition, and the constraints of her gender in a rapidly changing society.
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""I have promised to marry Mr. Ladislaw; and I am going to marry him.""
""Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.""
""I hate my wealth.""
""Pity the laden one; this wandering woe may visit you and me.""
""If everybody pulled for his own bit against everybody else, the whole question would go to tatters.""
""What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?""
""You must submit to be mildly bored rather than to go on working.""
""Marriage is a state of higher duties. I never thought of it as mere personal ease.""
""Our deeds are fetters that we forge ourselves.""
""Theresa’s passionate, ideal nature demanded an epic life.""