George Eliot
Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels, Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Romola (1862–63), Felix Holt, the Radical (1866), Middlemarch (1871–72) and Daniel Deronda (1876), most of which are set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight.
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| Full name at birth | Mary Ann Evans
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| Claim to fame | She is the author of seven novels, including Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Middlemarch (1871–72), and Daniel Deronda (1876).
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| Date of birth | 22 November 1819
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| Place of birth | South Farm, Arbury, near Nuneaton
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| Date of death | 22 December 1880
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| Age | 61 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Chelsea, Middlesex, England
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| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London
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| Occupation | Novelist, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.
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George Eliot is known for her role in the TV series Novela (1963) as (author) (1 episode, 1970).
She is also known for her role in the TV series Wishbone (1995) as (based on the novel by) (1 episode, 1995).
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