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    Middlemarch is a historical fiction and classic romance novel by George Eliot. Readers will find themes of city and town life, England, young women and married people.

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    About Middlemarch

    "Middlemarch" by George Eliot is a novel published in 1871-1872. Set in a fictional English Midlands town from 1829 to 1832, it weaves together multiple intersecting stories exploring the status of women, marriage, idealism, and political reform. The narrative follows Dorothea Brooke's search for purpose, Dr. Lydgate's medical ambitions, and several other inhabitants navigating love, debt, scandal, and social change against the backdrop of the approaching Reform Act of 1832.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

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    • Didactic fiction
    • City and town life
    • England
    • Young women
    • Love stories
    • Domestic fiction
    • Married people
    • Bildungsromans

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    Who wrote Middlemarch?

    Middlemarch was written by George Eliot.

    What genre is Middlemarch?

    It is usually shelved as Historical Fiction and Classic Love Stories.

    Is Middlemarch free to read?

    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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    Readers who like it often enjoy The Woman in White, The Pirate and The Great Gatsby.

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