Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress.
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Eliot’s epic of 19th century provincial social life, set in a fictitious Midlands town in the years 1830-32, has several interlocking storylines blended effortlessly together to form a fully coherent narrative. Its main themes are the status of women, social expectations and hypocrisy, religion, political reform and education. It has often been called the greatest novel in the English language.
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Social life and customs, Married women, England, Readers, Married people, English literature, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), English language, Fiction, Text-books for foreigners, Women authors, Social reformers, Young women, Older men, Scholars, City and town life, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), England, fiction, Young women, fiction, Married people, fiction, Fiction, general, Eliot, george, 1819-1880, English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, England, in literature, English fiction, women authors, City and town life in literature, Fiction, historical, Cities and towns in literature, Manners and customsPeople
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"Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress."
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