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'she felt herself standing at the game of life with many eyes upon her, daring everything to win much'

As Daniel Deronda opens, Gwendolen Harleth is poised at the roulette-table, prepared to throw away her family fortune. She is observed by Daniel Deronda, a young man groomed in the finest tradition of the English upper-classes. And while Gwendolen loses everything and becomes... Read Full Overview

"With the distance of time, the novel has taken its place alongside ''Middlemarch,'' ''The Mill on the Floss'' and other Eliot masterworks." New York Times "What an exhilarating and delicious experience. The novel wasn't new to me, but it's been over 20 years since I last read... Read Full Overview

George Eliot's last and most unconventional novel is considered by many to be her greatest. First published in 1876, Daniel Deronda is a richly imagined epic with a mysterious hero at its heart. Daniel Deronda, a high-minded young man searching for his path in life, finds himself... Read Full Overview

George Eliot's final novel and her most ambitious work, Daniel Deronda contrasts the moral laxity of the British aristocracy with the dedicated fervor of Jewish nationalists. Crushed by a loveless marriage to the cruel and arrogant Grandcourt, Gwendolen Harleth seeks salvation... Read Full Overview

Daniel Deronda, the last of Eliot's novels, is the most complete expression of her idealism. Its main concerns are those of personal morality, of dedication to tradition and roots, and of spiritual identification and sympathy--all set in an era of considerable national and international... Read Full Overview

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Daniel Deronda by George Eliot. Daniel Deronda is a novel by George Eliot, first published in 1876. It was the last novel she completed and the only one set in the contemporary Victorian society of her day. The work's mixture of social satire and moral searching, along with its... Read Full Overview

A beautiful young woman stands poised over the gambling tables in an expensive hotel. She is aware of, and resents, the gaze of an unusual young man, a stranger, who seems to judge her, and finds her wanting. The stories of these two people will unfold separately and very differently,... Read Full Overview

Daniel Deronda is a novel by George Eliot, first published in 1876. It was the last novel she completed and the only one set in the contemporary Victorian society of her day. The work's mixture of social satire and moral searching, along with its sympathetic rendering of Jewish... Read Full Overview

Daniel Deronda, the last of Eliot's novels, is the most complete expression of her idealism. Its main concerns are those of personal morality, of dedication to tradition and roots, and of spiritual identification and sympathy--all set in an era of considerable national and internationalawareness... Read Full Overview

A beautiful young woman stands poised over the gambling tables in an expensive hotel. She is aware of, and resents, the gaze of an unusual young man, a stranger, who seems to judge her, and find her wanting. The encounter will change her life.The strange young man is Daniel Deronda,... Read Full Overview

Daniel Deronda , the last of Eliot's novels, is the most complete expression of her idealism. Its main concerns are those of personal morality, of dedication to tradition and roots, and of spiritual identification and sympathy--all set in an era of considerable national and international... Read Full Overview

Do you enjoy classic literature in easy-to-carry paperback? Then you'll love Daniel Deronda by George Eliot ! George Elliot is the pen name of Mary Anne Evans (also seen as Mary Ann or Marian) Perhaps you read Daniel Deronda in school as a youth or maybe this is your first time... Read Full Overview

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