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Middlemarch

Middlemarch is a novel by George Eliot. It was her pen name, whose real name was Mary Anne Evens. Thus novel was published in 1872. It is not a novel of one or two major characters. Its subtitle is study of provincial life. Means it describes life of many people. It describes life of people of Middlemarch town.

Story starts with characters of two sisters. Dorothea Brooke and Celia Brooke who live with their uncle Arthur Brooke. Their neighbour sir James Chattam wants to marry Dorothea. But she thinks that Celia is more suitable for James Chattam. One day James comes for dinner with Mr. Casaubon who was quite old. Dorothea impressed by his ideas, marries him. Soon Dorothea meets Will Ladislaw, cousin of Mr. Casaubon.

A young doctor Tertius Lydgate arrives in Middlemarch. Many people were not happy because of his new experiments. He falls in love with Rosamond Vincy who was sister of one of his patient, Fred Vincy. Fred Vincy was in debt and wanted to marry Mary Garth. Mary demands if Fred find respectable job then only she will marry. In the end he works with Mr Garth.

Meanwhile Mr Casaubon and Dorothea go to honeymoon where they discover that their marriage is total failure. Mr Casaubon spends all the time with his work. There also they meet will Ladislaw.

Arthur Brooke plans to stand for
Parliament and buys a newspaper business. He tells Mr Casaubon that he has employed Will to write for the newspaper and Casaubon is very
angry. He thought that Will has come only to be near with Dorothea. Mr Casaubon falls ill and Lydgate tells him that he could die at any time. One night Casaubon asks Dorothea to promise to do something if he dies. She puts off
the conversation until the morning but when she goes to find her husband in the garden, it is too late. He is already dead. In will he leaves all to Dorothea claiming that of she will marry Ladislaw, she will lose everything.

Mr Bullstrode was banker of the town. One evening one stranger visits him, whose name is Raffles. He knows some dark secrets of Bullstrode's past. Bullstrode gives him money and he leaves.

Dr. Lydgate and Rosmond's marriage also was not going well. They were facing serious money problem because  Rosamond was so expensive. When Will knows about Casaubon's will he goes to visit Dorothea. In Street he meets Raffles. He tells secret to him. Will's mother was run away from home. Bullstrode was working with Will's grandparents. After death of Will's grandfather, Bullstrode marries Will's grandmother. Bullstrode finds run away daughter but didn't take her home so he can inherit all property. Bullstrode offers money to Will to keep it secret but Will refused it.

Mr. Raffles falls deadly I'll in the Bullstrode's house. Lydgate says that if he will drink alcohol, he will die. Bullstrode gives loan to Lydgate thinking that he would be need him as friend if Raffles survive. In the night maid asks Bullstrode if she can give alcohol to Raffles. Bullstrode days yes and Raffles dies. Bullstrode thought now everything is settled but Raffles had told the truth to one horse dealer also who told everyone and news spread all over the Middlemarch. Lydgate's reputation also got bad because loan he had taken considered as bribe.

In the end Will meets Dorothea and both reavels their love and marry also. Everybody was shocking as Dorothea leaved all property. Will gets success in parliament and they live happily.


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