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George Eliot George Eliot (1819—1880) George EliotAn English novelist and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era、 Eliots birthplace at South Farm, Arbury Eliot’s lifeMary Ann Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was born in Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire、 Her father was a carpenter who rose to be a land agent、 When she was a few months old, the family moved to Griff, a ‘cheerful red-brick, ivory-covered house’, and there Eliot spent 21 years of her life among people that she later depicted in her novels、 Eliot’s Life George Eliot was educated at home and in several schools, and developed a strong evangelical piety at Mrs、 Wallington’s School at Neneaton、 However, later Eliot rejected her dogmatic faith、 When her mother died in 1836, she took charge of the family household、 In 1841, she moved with her father to Coventry, where she lived with him until his death in 1849、 Eliot’s LifeDuring this time she met Charles Bray, a free-thinking Coventry manufacturer、 His wife, Caroline (Cara) was the sister of Charles Hennel, the author of a work entitled、 An Inquiry Concerning the Origin of Christianity (1838)、 The reading of this and other rationalistic works influenced deeply Eliot’s thoughts、 After her fathers death, Eliot travelled around Europe、 She settled in London and took up work as subeditor of Westminster Review、 Eliot’s Major Works1、Translation:The Essence of Christianity 《基督教的本质》2、 Editor of The Westminster Review《威斯敏斯特评论》 Eliot’s Major Works Three stories:“The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton” “阿莫斯·巴顿牧师的不幸遭遇”2) “Mr、 Gilfil’s Lover Story” “吉尔菲尔先生的恋爱史”3) “Janet’s Repentance” “珍妮特的忏悔”3、 Scenes of Clerical Life 《教区生活场景》1857 Eliot’s Major WorksRemarkable Novels:4、 Adam Bede 《亚当·贝德》 5、The Mill on the Floss 《弗洛斯河上的磨房》6、 Silas Marner 《织工马南》 description of rural life; moral problems; psychological studies of chara