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Middlemarch, a study of provincial life is a novel by english author george eliot, first published in eight instalments volumes during 18712. Read middlemarch online, free books by george eliot. The first is about gwendolen, one of eliots finest creations, who grows from a selfcentered young beauty to a thoughtful adult with an expanded vision of the world around her. Phantastes a faerie romance for men and women full audiobook by george macdonald. Download hundreds of free audio books by such authors as twain, tolstoy. Middlemarch by george eliot free ebook project gutenberg. Also recommend daniel deronda to those who have not come across it.
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