Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 121 Cooke, George Willis 1848 1923 George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings and Philosophy Reading ease score: 54.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Andrea Ball, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "George Eliot: A Critical Study of Her Life, Writings and Philosophy" by George Willis Cooke is a biographical study written in the late 19th century. The work examines the life and literary achievements of Mary Ann Evans, better known by her pen name, George Eliot. Cooke delves into her philosophical views, influences, and the impact of her upbringing on her character and writing, highlighting how her personal experiences shaped her literary expressions and themes. The beginning of the book introduces George Eliot as a significant figure of the 19th-century literary landscape. The text discusses her early life, upbringing in the Midlands of England, and the profound influence of her surroundings on her writing. Cooke emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical and social context of Eliot's life, as well as her venture into literature, beginning with her experiences as a reader and her education. The author also touches upon the familial relationships, especially those with her father and other significant figures in her life, which collectively contributed to her development as a writer and thinker, setting the stage for her future works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography Eliot, George, 1819-1880 PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 1040192 1040031 2024-10-05T10:48:58.512484 2023-10-05T10:16:41.193219 text/html text/html 1040185 1040024 2024-10-05T10:48:58.876504 2023-10-05T10:16:41.460265 text/html text/html 484969 2024-10-05T10:49:12.627422 application/epub+zip 498737 2024-10-05T10:49:03.180502 application/epub+zip 466205 2024-10-05T10:49:01.594462 application/epub+zip 902334 2024-10-05T10:49:19.952410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857375 2024-10-05T10:49:11.350433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650857 2022-09-06T04:29:11.171153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 980682 980574 2024-10-05T10:48:57.712556 2023-10-05T10:16:40.605239 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 981856 2020-12-26T01:43:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 366516 2020-12-26T01:43:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 981852 2020-12-26T01:43:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366424 2020-12-26T01:43:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20894 2024-10-05T10:49:20.097363 application/rdf+xml 23229 2024-10-05T10:49:02.154469 image/jpeg 4537 2024-10-05T10:49:01.867482 image/jpeg 478209 2024-10-05T10:48:58.967492 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia