{"product_id":"middlemarch-classics","title":"Middlemarch (Penguin Classics S.) by George Eliot","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"869\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"75\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"78\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"91\"\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e is a richly detailed novel set in a provincial English town, exploring the interconnected lives of several characters, especially Dorothea Brooke, an idealistic young woman who longs to make a meaningful difference in the world. She enters an unhappy marriage with the scholarly but rigid Mr. Casaubon, while other storylines follow figures such as the ambitious doctor Tertius Lydgate, the charming but morally questionable Fred Vincy, and the manipulative banker Bulstrode. As their ambitions, relationships, and choices unfold, the novel examines how personal desires clash with social expectations and limitations. It presents a deep study of marriage, reform, ambition, and moral responsibility, showing how small individual actions shape human lives in a complex society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"1498\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"930\"\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"933\"\u003eGeorge Eliot (1819–1880), the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, was an English novelist known for her psychological realism and deep moral insight. She chose a male pseudonym to ensure her works were taken seriously in a male-dominated literary world. Her major novels, including \u003cem data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1222\" data-end=\"1236\"\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1265\"\u003eThe Mill on the Floss\u003c\/em\u003e, explore themes of society, ethics, personal growth, and the consequences of human actions. Eliot is widely regarded as one of the greatest Victorian novelists for her intellectual depth and compassionate portrayal of ordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43881581281537,"sku":"2Q5SJ8UTD-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/MIDDLE.jpg?v=1653472021","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/middlemarch-classics","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}