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Mary anne evan was born on 22nd november 1819 to a local farming family in south farm on the arbury estate in warwickshire, england. Read by an audie awardwinning narrator, this classic masterpiece tells the story of a provincial english town grappling with matters of love, temptation, and tragedy. George eliot 1819 1880 the book examines the role of education in the lives of the characters and how such education and study has affected the characters. George eliot, first edition abebooks shop for books.
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