George Eliot in: Creating Character Emotions, Writer's Digest Books, 15 February 1998, p. 101.
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Jealousy is never satisfied with anything short of an omniscience that would detect the subtlest fold of the heart.
— George Eliot on Omniscience
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About George Eliot
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans; 22 November 1819 β 22 December 1880) was an English novelist and poet. Despite the strong social customs of her times against such arrangements, she lived unmarried with fellow writer George Henry Lewesββ for over 20 years.
About George Eliot
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans; 22 November 1819 β 22 December 1880) was an English novelist and poet. Despite the strong social customs of her times against such arrangements, she lived unmarried with fellow writer George Henry Lewesββ for over 20 years.
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