Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life is a novel written by English novelist George Eliot under the pen name Mary Ann Evans. It was published in eight installments (volumes) between 1871 and 1872. It is set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midlands town, from 1829 to 1832 and tells several unique, intertwining stories with many characters. The issues include women's rights, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education.
Author: George Eliot
About Author: Mary Ann Evans(George Eliot) was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, at South Farm on the Arbury Hall Estate. She was the third child of Welshman Robert Evans (1773–1849), superintendent of the Arbury Hall estate.