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  1. George Eliot - Wikipedia

    Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian[1][2]), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of …

  2. George Eliot | British Novelist & Poet | Britannica

    Jan 29, 2026 · George Eliot (born November 22, 1819, Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England—died December 22, 1880, London) was an English Victorian novelist who developed the method of …

  3. George Eliot - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Apr 28, 2025 · The work of George Eliot (1819–1880) challenges any strong disjunction between philosophy and art. Her deepest philosophical interests were in ethics, aesthetics, and the relation …

  4. George Eliot Biography - life, childhood, children, name, story, death ...

    George Eliot was the pen name (a writing name) used by the English novelist Mary Ann Evans, one of the most important writers of European fiction. Her masterpiece, Middlemarch, is not only a major …

  5. BBC - History - George Eliot

    Learn about George Eliot one of the leading female English novelists of the 19th century. Discover why she used the pen name Mary Ann Evan to write her novels, including 'Middlemarch'.

  6. George Eliot Archive - Home · George Eliot Archive

    Our George Eliot Image Gallery includes the fist complete collection of the portraits of George Eliot created during her lifetime. These include preliminary sketches, final portraits, an authentic …

  7. George Eliot - British Heritage

    George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, was a prominent English novelist, poet, journalist, and translator who made a profound contribution to British heritage through her literary works.

  8. Who Was George Eliot? - TheCollector

    May 3, 2024 · Who Was George Eliot? Celebrated by Virginia Woolf as the author of “one of the few English novels written for grown-up people,” George Eliot was a pioneer in women’s fiction and a …

  9. George Eliot | The Poetry Foundation

    George Eliot is widely recognized as one of the most important writers of the nineteenth century; yet her two volumes of poetry are often ignored in modern critical assessments.

  10. George Eliot - Historic UK

    Mary Ann Evans, writing under the pseudonym of George Eliot, was a highly acclaimed Victorian novelist. Fans of her work included Queen Victoria herself and even today her novels entertain and …