Middlemarch

George Eliot's classic tale of life in a provincial town delves deep into the lives of the people of silk-manufacturing town Middlemarch. Eliot examines intricacies of life and social structure, and of the human struggles of the town's people with an intelligence and insight that has rarely been matched. One of the most popular, highly regarded and influential novels of all time, Middlemarch has been adapted for radio, stage and screen on many occasions. It remains a constant fixture high on lists of the greatest novels.