George Eliot – Humanist, Sociologist and Knower of the Inner Life

Author: Julian Powe

March 28, 2026

Eppie’s hand rests on the shoulder of her adoptive father, Silas Marner, as she looks her natural father, Godfrey, in the eye. Godfrey had deserted Eppie’s mother, who had then died shortly after giving birth to their daughter. He is now offering Eppie a life of comfort and thus redemption for himself. After finding and [...]

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