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7232933Jane Austen and George Eliothttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/jane-austen-and-george-eliot-9781785909986/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6786066/image.jpg?v=638737122650230000327399MXNBiteback PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>In October 1851, a chance meeting in a Piccadilly bookshop changed the course of literary history. For it was here that Mary Ann Evans, an unworldly young scholar, was introduced to the love of her life, the critic George Lewes. Encouraged and supported by Lewes, Evans became the queen of literary London under her pen name, George Eliot.</p><p>In nurturing Eliots talent, Lewes drew inspiration from the works of an unfashionable author of the previous generation by the name of Jane Austen. On the face of it, Austen and Eliot had little in common. Jane Austen was a genteel spinster who spent her life in Hampshire, painting Regency domestic dramas with delicate irony and unfailing charm. George Eliot, meanwhile, was a radical intellectual who lived scandalously with a married man, travelled widely in Europe and documented with stirring realism the social upheavals of her age.</p><p>And yet, when George Eliot embarked on her career as an author in the late 1850s, the works of Jane Austen were at her side, feeding her imagination. Separated by time, circumstance and temperament, the two writers nevertheless had a vital impetus in common: to prove the value of a womans eye in a mans world.</p><p>Packed with quotes from letters, diaries and the nations favourite novels, this lively history traces the surprising connections between two of our brightest literary stars and shows, for the first time, how each can be illuminated by the others light.</p>...6880547Jane Austen and George Eliot327399https://www.gandhi.com.mx/jane-austen-and-george-eliot-9781785909986/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6786066/image.jpg?v=638737122650230000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20259781785909986_W3siaWQiOiJhYjlhNjczNC05MDIxLTQ1OGYtYTE4Ny1lNjUzNTFmOGQ4MzEiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM5OSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjcyLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjMyNywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDMtMjBUMDA6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781785909986_<p>In October 1851, a chance meeting in a Piccadilly bookshop changed the course of literary history. For it was here that Mary Ann Evans, an unworldly young scholar from the Midlands, was first introduced to the love of her life, the married critic and philosopher George Lewes. Encouraged and supported by Lewes, Mary Ann Evans went on to become the queen of literary London, famous under her pen name, George Eliot. In nurturing George Eliots talent, Lewes drew inspiration from the works of his own favourite writer, an unfashionable author of the previous generation by the name of Jane Austen. On the face of it, Austen and Eliot had little in common. Austen was a genteel spinster who spent her whole life painting regency-period domestic dramas with delicate irony and unfailing charm. Eliot, meanwhile, was a radical intellectual who lived scandalously with a married man, travelled widely in Europe, and sought to document with stirring realism the social upheavals of her age. And yet, when George Eliot embarked on her career as an author in the late 1850s, the works of Jane Austen were at her side and feeding her imagination. Separated by time, circumstance and temperament, the two writers nevertheless had a vital impetus in common: to prove the value of a womans eye in a mans world. Packed with quotes from letters, diaries and the nations favourite novels, Jane Austen and George Eliot: The Lady and the Radical is a lively, accessible and fascinating history of two genius novelists, the world that shaped them, and the works they left behind.</p>...(*_*)9781785909986_<p>In October 1851, a chance meeting in a Piccadilly bookshop changed the course of literary history. For it was here that Mary Ann Evans, an unworldly young scholar from the Midlands, was first introduced to the love of her life, the married critic and philosopher George Lewes. Encouraged and supported by Lewes, Mary Ann Evans went on to become the queen of literary London, famous under her pen name, George Eliot.</p><p>In nurturing George Eliots talent, Lewes drew inspiration from the works of his own favourite writer, an unfashionable author of the previous generation by the name of Jane Austen. On the face of it, Austen and Eliot had little in common. Austen was a genteel spinster who spent her whole life painting regency-period domestic dramas with delicate irony and unfailing charm. Eliot, meanwhile, was a radical intellectual who lived scandalously with a married man, travelled widely in Europe, and sought to document with stirring realism the social upheavals of her age.</p><p>And yet, when George Eliot embarked on her career as an author in the late 1850s, the works of Jane Austen were at her side and feeding her imagination. Separated by time, circumstance and temperament, the two writers nevertheless had a vital impetus in common: to prove the value of a womans eye in a mans world.</p><p>Packed with quotes from letters, diaries and the nations favourite novels, <em>Jane Austen and George Eliot: The Lady and the Radical</em> is a lively, accessible and fascinating history of two genius novelists, the world that shaped them, and the works they left behind.</p>...(*_*)9781785909986_<p>In October 1851, a chance meeting in a Piccadilly bookshop changed the course of literary history. For it was here that Mary Ann Evans, an unworldly young scholar, was introduced to the love of her life, the critic George Lewes. Encouraged and supported by Lewes, Evans became the queen of literary London under her pen name, George Eliot.</p><p>In nurturing Eliots talent, Lewes drew inspiration from the works of an unfashionable author of the previous generation by the name of Jane Austen. On the face of it, Austen and Eliot had little in common. Jane Austen was a genteel spinster who spent her life in Hampshire, painting Regency domestic dramas with delicate irony and unfailing charm. George Eliot, meanwhile, was a radical intellectual who lived scandalously with a married man, travelled widely in Europe and documented with stirring realism the social upheavals of her age.</p><p>And yet, when George Eliot embarked on her career as an author in the late 1850s, the works of Jane Austen were at her side, feeding her imagination. Separated by time, circumstance and temperament, the two writers nevertheless had a vital impetus in common: to prove the value of a womans eye in a mans world.</p><p>Packed with quotes from letters, diaries and the nations favourite novels, this lively history traces the surprising connections between two of our brightest literary stars and shows, for the first time, how each can be illuminated by the others light.</p>...9781785909986_Biteback Publishinglibro_electonico_9781785909986_9781785909986Edward WhitleyInglésMéxico2025-03-20T00:00:00+00:002025-03-06T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/faberfactory-epub-bbad5dee-3f6a-4d5a-980f-384acdd6c8ad.epubBiteback Publishing