Words Wednesday: George Eliot
Happy Words Wednesday! Today we highlight British author George Eliot.
This quote comes from George Eliot’s Middlemarch. Did you know that George Eliot was a woman? “George Eliot” was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, a British journalist and author. Published in volumes from 1871 to 1872, Middlemarch follows several characters living in the fictional town of Middlemarch.
Often considered one of the best novels of all time, Middlemarch deals with many themes common to British literature of that period: societal roles, expectations of women, and the role of marriage.
“Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.”
George Eliot, Middlemarch
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