Project Gutenberg 2013-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 1199 Eliot, George 1819 1880 Evans, Mary Anne Cross, Marian Evans Evans, Marian Cross, Mary Ann Lewes, M. E. (Marian Evans) Lewes, Marian Evans Cross, J. W. (John Walter) 1840 1924 Cross, John Walter Cross, Johnnie George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 (of 3) Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Andrew Templeton, JoAnn Greenwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 (of 3)" by George Eliot is a biographical narrative composed of personal letters and journal entries, likely written in the late 19th century. This volume, edited by J.W. Cross, provides an introspective glimpse into Eliot's life, encapsulating both her intellectual evolution and emotional experiences. Through the correspondence, readers can engage with the formative years and complex inner world of Mary Ann Evans, better known as George Eliot, shedding light on both the celebrated author and the woman behind the pen. At the start of this volume, the narrative establishes the context of George Eliot's upbringing, detailing her birth on November 22, 1819, at Arbury Farm and her early years at Griff House. The opening portion emphasizes the profound impact of her family, particularly her father, Robert Evans, whose character traits she inherits, and the memorable influences of her environment in the Midlands. The text introduces snippets of her childhood experiences, revealing her complex emotions, aspirations, and relationships within her familial sphere. The prose also hints at the realities of life in early 19th century England, highlighting Eliot's reflective nature and the seeds of literary inspiration that would flourish in her later works as she navigates the trials of youth and the nurturing of her intellect. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Diaries Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Correspondence Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Diaries PR Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 762865 2025-07-17T10:31:22.833108 text/html 755605 2024-10-23T16:38:29 text/html 1216050 2025-07-17T10:31:35.508089 application/epub+zip 1230546 2025-07-17T10:31:27.235051 application/epub+zip 386595 2025-07-17T10:31:25.517128 application/epub+zip 1591633 2025-07-17T10:31:41.323492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1545597 2025-07-17T10:31:34.167007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 691024 2022-09-19T16:08:29.558033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 692975 2023-09-18T14:43:52.515593 text/plain 672923 2024-10-23T16:38:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18128 2025-07-17T10:31:41.459477 application/rdf+xml 24478 2025-07-17T10:31:26.047057 image/jpeg 4558 2025-07-17T10:31:25.781078 image/jpeg 1212218 2025-07-17T10:31:22.910087 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia