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Daniel Deronda

Introduction by A. S. Byatt

By George Eliot
Introduction by Edmund White

By George Eliot
Introduction by Edmund White

By George Eliot
Introduction by A. S. Byatt

By George Eliot
Introduction by A. S. Byatt

By George Eliot
Introduction by Edmund White

By George Eliot
Introduction by Edmund White

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Part of Everyman's Library Classics Series

Part of Modern Library Classics

Paperback $11.00

Jul 09, 2002 | ISBN 9780375760136

Hardcover $30.00

Sep 19, 2000 | ISBN 9780375411236

Ebook $3.99

Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307430878

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    About Daniel Deronda

    George Eliot’s final novel and her most ambitious work, Daniel Deronda contrasts the moral laxity of the British aristocracy with the dedicated fervor of Jewish nationalists. Crushed by a loveless marriage to the cruel and arrogant Grandcourt, Gwendolen Harleth seeks salvation in the deeply spiritual and altruistic Daniel Deronda. But Deronda, profoundly affected by the discovery of his Jewish ancestry, is ultimately too committed to his own cultural awakening to save Gwendolen from despair.

    This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1878 Cabinet Edition.

    About Daniel Deronda

    George Eliot’s last and most unconventional novel is considered by many to be her greatest. First published in 1876, Daniel Deronda is a richly imagined epic with a mysterious hero at its heart.

    Daniel Deronda, a high-minded young man searching for his path in life, finds himself drawn by a series of dramatic encounters into two contrasting worlds: the English country-house life of Gwendolen Harleth, a high-spirited beauty trapped in an oppressive marriage to a wealthy man, and the very different life of a poor Jewish girl, Mirah, who is searching for her family. After rescuing Mirah from an attempt to drown herself in the Thames, Deronda accompanies her on her quest into London’s Jewish community, which he finds unexpectedly appealing. Gwendolen, meanwhile, increasingly relies on his support as she suffers from the consequences of her mistakes and the terror that she has brought a curse upon herself. As Deronda uncovers the surprising secret of his own parentage, Eliot’s moving and suspenseful narrative opens up a world of Jewish experience previously unknown to the Victorian novel.

    About Daniel Deronda

    George Eliot’s final novel and her most ambitious work, Daniel Deronda contrasts the moral laxity of the British aristocracy with the dedicated fervor of Jewish nationalists. Crushed by a loveless marriage to the cruel and arrogant Grandcourt, Gwendolen Harleth seeks salvation in the deeply spiritual and altruistic Daniel Deronda. But Deronda, profoundly affected by the discovery of his Jewish ancestry, is ultimately too committed to his own cultural awakening to save Gwendolen from despair.

    This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the 1878 Cabinet Edition.

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    About George Eliot

    Mary Ann Evans was born on November 22, 1819, at Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England, the last child of an estate agent. During her girlhood, she went through a phase of evangelical piety, but her strong interest in philosophy and her… More about George Eliot

    About George Eliot

    Mary Ann Evans was born on November 22, 1819, at Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England, the last child of an estate agent. During her girlhood, she went through a phase of evangelical piety, but her strong interest in philosophy and her… More about George Eliot

    About George Eliot

    Mary Ann Evans was born on November 22, 1819, at Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England, the last child of an estate agent. During her girlhood, she went through a phase of evangelical piety, but her strong interest in philosophy and her… More about George Eliot

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $11.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Jul 09, 2002 | 832 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375760136

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Hardcover | $30.00
    Published by Everyman’s Library
    Sep 19, 2000 | 928 Pages | 5 x 8 | ISBN 9780375411236

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $3.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Dec 18, 2007 | 832 Pages | ISBN 9780307430878

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    “Daniel Deronda is a startling and unexpected novel . . . it is a cosmic myth, a world history, and a morality play.” —A. S. Byatt

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