{"product_id":"middlemarch-a-bbc-100-novels-selection-and-a-quintessential-victorian-english-classic-collins-classics","title":"Middlemarch: A BBC 100 Novels Selection and a Quintessential Victorian English Classic (Collins Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e'People glorify all sorts of bravery except the bravery they might show on behalf of their nearest neighbours'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRejecting the conventional narratives of the time, Middlemarch shows a realistic portrayal of Victorian village life. Peopling this ground-breaking work are Tertius Lydgate, a talented yet naive young doctor; Dorothea Brooke, stuck in a loveless marriage; and the religious hypocrite Bulstrode, hiding shocking crimes from his past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn intricate story weaving together many lives, Middlemarch is described as one of the best-loved novels of all time and heralded as 'one of the few English novels written for grown-up people' by Virginia Woolf. It is a richly nuanced drama that is a quintessential English classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/george-eliot-books\"\u003eGeorge Eliot\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780008509514\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eliot, George","offers":[{"title":"Very Good — £8.55","offer_id":48007927759025,"sku":"SB-0008509514-C2","price":8.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0008509514.jpg?v=1791334535","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/middlemarch-a-bbc-100-novels-selection-and-a-quintessential-victorian-english-classic-collins-classics","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}