Middlemarch (version 2)

Middlemarch (version 2)

George Eliot
Земја Соединети Американски Држави
Јазик EN
Епизоди 93
Последна 20.08.2026

This podcast presents the complete audiobook of George Eliot's classic novel *Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life*. Written in the early 1870s and serialized before its book publication, the novel portrays life in an English Midlands town during the 1830s. Eliot weaves together the stories of several characters, exploring themes of marriage, idealism, political reform, and the limited roles available to women. This recording offers a leisurely, reflective narration of one of the masterpieces of Victorian literature.

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