A passionate young woman\'s search for a rewarding and meaningful life unfolds in Middlemarch, an English town taking its first steps toward modernization.
Lydgate, prodigal Fred Vincy, and faithful Mary Garth ― provide a timeless array of observations on human nature.
The shifting perspectives ― including those of idealistic Dorothea Brooke, ambitious Dr.
From tradesmen to gentry, the provincial community\'s residents form a microcosm of political and social change during the 1830s.
A passionate young woman\'s search for a rewarding and meaningful life unfolds in Middlemarch, an English town taking its first steps toward modernization