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I would like to find a book that is a study of Middlemarch.

Stodder How about "My Life in Middlemarch" by Rebecca Mead?â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðHow about "My Life in Middlemarch" by Rebecca Mead?(less)

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This book seems long, is it worth it? Also what exactly is it about?

Clara Biesel It's so, so, so worth it. I found it helpful to make a little character chart for myself in the beginning when I was meeting them all, but oh man. I lâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðIt's so, so, so worth it. I found it helpful to make a little character chart for myself in the beginning when I was meeting them all, but oh man. I loved it.

It's about love, but also about trying to do some good in the world. It's about people understanding each other and understanding themselves, and what happens when someone can't do either. I just finished it, and all I want to do is read it again. (less)

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Annie Belyak There was not enough passion... Lydgate didn't want to marry but fell for the pretty-pretty Rosy? Dorothea didn't want to remarry because she knew theâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðThere was not enough passion... Lydgate didn't want to marry but fell for the pretty-pretty Rosy? Dorothea didn't want to remarry because she knew the one person she liked was not available... They were too interested in their freedom to do whatever they liked to marry unless it was a real passion and none existed between them.
But Dorothea seems like a woman who would mold herself according to her husband's need as long as she can feel that will serve to help him do some good to the world. She would have been a good wife to any kind person with a passion to some discovery or business...(less)

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Is there a group that will read Middlemarch in the Fall of 2016 or close to that date?

Haaze The group "Victorians!" will start reading it on October 15, 2016. â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðThe group "Victorians!" will start reading it on October 15, 2016. (less)

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