Middlemarch

Synopsis
Middlemarch, by George Eliot, is a novel published in 1871–1872. It takes place in a fictional town in the English Midlands between 1829 and 1832, where several intertwined storylines explore themes such as women’s social position, marriage, personal idealism, and political reform. Dorothea Brooke’s search for a meaningful life forms one of the narrative threads, while Dr. Lydgate’s medical ambitions shape another. Around them, other residents deal with love, debt, scandal, and shifting social circumstances as the Reform Act of 1832 approaches.