Here, as in all George Eliot’s books, there is a middle life and a low life; and here, as usual, I prefer the lowlife. In “Silas Marner,” in my opinion, she has come nearest the mildly rich ...

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One of the best books of the 20th century ... The Mill on the Floss' by George Eliot (1860) I could just as easily have chosen Silas Marner, but had to whittle it down. I've heard people say ...