First published in 1871, the story is set in the 1830s in a fictional English town of Middlemarch. It interweaves the stories of several major and minor characters, focusing centrally on Dorothea Brooke--an idealistic and ardently religious young woman. Many describe Middlemarch as Eliot's finest work and a masterpiece of Victorian era literature.
In the Weekend Wall Street Journal (May 2-3, 2009), Tina Brown listed Middlemarch as one of the five best novels about the vagaries of reputation. She mentioned that this is her favorite of the five.
In the Weekend Wall Street Journal (May 2-3, 2009), Tina Brown listed Middlemarch as one of the five best novels about the vagaries of reputation. She mentioned that this is her favorite of the five.