George Eliot Read Online Free
Author: Kathryn Hughes
314, 315, 365, 366, 378, 379, 385, 474, 477
Conolly, John, 83
Conrad, Joseph, 484
Corbould, Edward Henry, 4
Corn Laws, 21, 82
repeal of, 7, 164
Courtauld, Samuel, 158
Cousin, Victor, 224
Coventry, ‘Bird Grove’, 61, 62, 68, 70, 72, 73, 82, 99, 113, 117
Cowper, William, 46, 49
Cross, Anna [JC’s mother], 403
Cross, Eleanor, 465, 473
Cross, Florence, 478
Cross, Johnny (John Walter):
friendship with GE, 188, 403, 427, 430, 431, 439–40, 456, 458, 463, 465
GE biography, 18, 21, 22, 25–7, 38, 43, 76, 80, 109, 144, 175, 211, 262, 271, 343, 403
marriage to GE, 3, 18, 35, 109, 200, 229, 235, 469–83
suicide attempt of, 4, 479
Cross, Mary, 427
Cross, William [JC’s brother], 458, 479, 480
Cumming, John, 236, 247
D’Albert Durade, Francois, 126, 13032, 134, 142, 143, 159, 169, 327, 330, 331, 334, 335, 359, 386
model for Philip Wakem [ The Mill on the Floss ], 132
D’Albert Durade, Julie, 130–32, 469
Dallas, E. S., 287, 325, 376
Dante Alighieri, 264, 361, 432, 470
Darwin, Charles, 6, 7, 54, 157, 164, 174, 244, 460
Darwin, Erasmus, 364
Davies, Emily, 370, 406
Delane, John Thaddeus, 293–4
Descartes, René, 195
Deutsch, Emanuel, 399, 441
model for Mordecai [Daniel Deronda] , 379, 441
Dickens, Charles, 5, 159, 193, 198, 267, 280, 289, 298, 299, 347, 350, 394, 402, 418
Dickinson, Emily, 423, 486
Disraeli, Benjamin, 108, 376, 441, 452, 460
Dixon, William, 294
Dou, Gerard, 275
Dresden, 275, 276
Ebdell, Revd Bernard Gilpin, 31, 259
model for Mr Gilfil [ Scenes ], 31, 259
Ebdell, Sally (née Chilton), 259
Edward of Kent, Prince, 1
Eliot, George (Mary Anne, Mary Ann, Marian Evans; Mary Ann Cross; ‘Polly’):
character:
ambition, 42, 46, 50, 75, 75, 224–5, 418
attitude to feminism, 8, 77, 369–70, 486
charitable contributions, 433
fear of abandonment, 36, 60, 227
hypersensitivity, 25, 62, 234, 263, 350, 359
longing for praise, acclaim and love, 36, 290
maternal feelings, 405
need for attachment, 25, 129, 166, 202, 471
need for intimacy, 57, 129
need for mother love, 3, 22–6, 103, 124, 130, 202, 275
need for reassurance, 25, 128
period of serenity, 360
sexual freedom, 3, 4
interests:
music, 51–2, 59
phrenology, 87, 178, 232, 476
politics, 366–7
religious beliefs, 3, 13, 32, 34, 38, 39, 42–6, 50, 51, 52, 53–82, 363–6, 393–4
science, 49, 54, 318
life:
birth, 1, 17
care of father, 37–8, 39–40, 58–9, 117–20
childhood, 1–28
childlessness, 3, 339–40
Cross, John, marriage to, 3, 4, 18, 35, 109, 200, 229, 235, 469–83
education, 25–6, 28–37, 43, 44
estrangement from family, 13, 27, 38–9, 59, 68–76, 86, 90, 103, 115, 117, 127–30, 180–81, 202, 228, 241–2, 261, 268–71, 301, 362, 428–9, 430
female acolytes, 402–7, 426, 435–6
financial success, 312, 313, 325
first marriage proposal, 105, 114
health, 50, 52, 353–6, 398, 436, 437, 455
Lewes, George, ‘marriage’ to, see Lewes, George Henry
parallel with Queen Victoria, 3–4
practice of birth control, 246
social life, 356–8, 378–81, 399–401, 426–8 see also Eliot, George, relationships
physical appearance, 3, 4, 29, 34–6, 44, 61, 110–11, 150, 168–9, 185, 264, 310, 320, 358, 360–61, 397, 431, 473, 479
pseudonym, 13, 261–7, 273, 291–7, 299–301, 305–6, 307–8, 310–13, 368
relationships:
Bodichon, Barbara, 162, 209
Brabant, Dr Robert, 90–93, 95–7, 100, 103, 105, 106, 107, 109, 122, 136, 142, 143, 144, 158, 160, 165, 201, 211, 228, 424, 471
Bray, Charles, 79, 85, 86, 91, 110, 201
Chapman, John, 85, 141, 144–52, 163, 201
Evans, Isaac [brother], 23–5, 36, 38–9, 72–3, 202, 261, 271, 320
Hennell, Sara, 76, 79, 101–3, 202
Lewes children, 328–35, 337, 339, 386, 432
Lewis, Maria, 29, 32, 33, 37, 54–60, 75, 78–80, 85, 99, 101, 103, 108, 125, 128, 202, 214, 428
Spencer, Herbert, 163–70, 172–6, 201
work:
Adam Bede , 4, 5, 8, 41, 81, 139, 188, 273–80, 315, 319, 322, 324, 327, 334, 337, 342, 345, 348, 350, 360, 375,
Conolly, John, 83
Conrad, Joseph, 484
Corbould, Edward Henry, 4
Corn Laws, 21, 82
repeal of, 7, 164
Courtauld, Samuel, 158
Cousin, Victor, 224
Coventry, ‘Bird Grove’, 61, 62, 68, 70, 72, 73, 82, 99, 113, 117
Cowper, William, 46, 49
Cross, Anna [JC’s mother], 403
Cross, Eleanor, 465, 473
Cross, Florence, 478
Cross, Johnny (John Walter):
friendship with GE, 188, 403, 427, 430, 431, 439–40, 456, 458, 463, 465
GE biography, 18, 21, 22, 25–7, 38, 43, 76, 80, 109, 144, 175, 211, 262, 271, 343, 403
marriage to GE, 3, 18, 35, 109, 200, 229, 235, 469–83
suicide attempt of, 4, 479
Cross, Mary, 427
Cross, William [JC’s brother], 458, 479, 480
Cumming, John, 236, 247
D’Albert Durade, Francois, 126, 13032, 134, 142, 143, 159, 169, 327, 330, 331, 334, 335, 359, 386
model for Philip Wakem [ The Mill on the Floss ], 132
D’Albert Durade, Julie, 130–32, 469
Dallas, E. S., 287, 325, 376
Dante Alighieri, 264, 361, 432, 470
Darwin, Charles, 6, 7, 54, 157, 164, 174, 244, 460
Darwin, Erasmus, 364
Davies, Emily, 370, 406
Delane, John Thaddeus, 293–4
Descartes, René, 195
Deutsch, Emanuel, 399, 441
model for Mordecai [Daniel Deronda] , 379, 441
Dickens, Charles, 5, 159, 193, 198, 267, 280, 289, 298, 299, 347, 350, 394, 402, 418
Dickinson, Emily, 423, 486
Disraeli, Benjamin, 108, 376, 441, 452, 460
Dixon, William, 294
Dou, Gerard, 275
Dresden, 275, 276
Ebdell, Revd Bernard Gilpin, 31, 259
model for Mr Gilfil [ Scenes ], 31, 259
Ebdell, Sally (née Chilton), 259
Edward of Kent, Prince, 1
Eliot, George (Mary Anne, Mary Ann, Marian Evans; Mary Ann Cross; ‘Polly’):
character:
ambition, 42, 46, 50, 75, 75, 224–5, 418
attitude to feminism, 8, 77, 369–70, 486
charitable contributions, 433
fear of abandonment, 36, 60, 227
hypersensitivity, 25, 62, 234, 263, 350, 359
longing for praise, acclaim and love, 36, 290
maternal feelings, 405
need for attachment, 25, 129, 166, 202, 471
need for intimacy, 57, 129
need for mother love, 3, 22–6, 103, 124, 130, 202, 275
need for reassurance, 25, 128
period of serenity, 360
sexual freedom, 3, 4
interests:
music, 51–2, 59
phrenology, 87, 178, 232, 476
politics, 366–7
religious beliefs, 3, 13, 32, 34, 38, 39, 42–6, 50, 51, 52, 53–82, 363–6, 393–4
science, 49, 54, 318
life:
birth, 1, 17
care of father, 37–8, 39–40, 58–9, 117–20
childhood, 1–28
childlessness, 3, 339–40
Cross, John, marriage to, 3, 4, 18, 35, 109, 200, 229, 235, 469–83
education, 25–6, 28–37, 43, 44
estrangement from family, 13, 27, 38–9, 59, 68–76, 86, 90, 103, 115, 117, 127–30, 180–81, 202, 228, 241–2, 261, 268–71, 301, 362, 428–9, 430
female acolytes, 402–7, 426, 435–6
financial success, 312, 313, 325
first marriage proposal, 105, 114
health, 50, 52, 353–6, 398, 436, 437, 455
Lewes, George, ‘marriage’ to, see Lewes, George Henry
parallel with Queen Victoria, 3–4
practice of birth control, 246
social life, 356–8, 378–81, 399–401, 426–8 see also Eliot, George, relationships
physical appearance, 3, 4, 29, 34–6, 44, 61, 110–11, 150, 168–9, 185, 264, 310, 320, 358, 360–61, 397, 431, 473, 479
pseudonym, 13, 261–7, 273, 291–7, 299–301, 305–6, 307–8, 310–13, 368
relationships:
Bodichon, Barbara, 162, 209
Brabant, Dr Robert, 90–93, 95–7, 100, 103, 105, 106, 107, 109, 122, 136, 142, 143, 144, 158, 160, 165, 201, 211, 228, 424, 471
Bray, Charles, 79, 85, 86, 91, 110, 201
Chapman, John, 85, 141, 144–52, 163, 201
Evans, Isaac [brother], 23–5, 36, 38–9, 72–3, 202, 261, 271, 320
Hennell, Sara, 76, 79, 101–3, 202
Lewes children, 328–35, 337, 339, 386, 432
Lewis, Maria, 29, 32, 33, 37, 54–60, 75, 78–80, 85, 99, 101, 103, 108, 125, 128, 202, 214, 428
Spencer, Herbert, 163–70, 172–6, 201
work:
Adam Bede , 4, 5, 8, 41, 81, 139, 188, 273–80, 315, 319, 322, 324, 327, 334, 337, 342, 345, 348, 350, 360, 375,
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