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Bookpossum · 04-28-2021, 08:58 PM

Welcome to the opening discussion in MR's newly formed Classics Salon.

We have decided to start with the final novel of one of England's greatest writers, Mary Ann Evans, better known by her pen name of George Eliot.

She wrote "I meant everything in the book to be related to everything else", and wove the strands of her plot together to give us a portrait of the British society of her time, and of the Jewish experience within it.

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

04-28-2021, 08:58 PM	#1
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Daniel Deronda by George Eliot Welcome to the opening discussion in MR's newly formed Classics Salon. We have decided to start with the final novel of one of England's greatest writers, Mary Ann Evans, better known by her pen name of George Eliot. She wrote "I meant everything in the book to be related to everything else", and wove the strands of her plot together to give us a portrait of the British society of her time, and of the Jewish experience within it. “Daniel Deronda is a startling and unexpected novel . . . it is a cosmic myth, a world history, and a morality play.” (A. S. Byatt) Last edited by issybird; 05-04-2021 at 09:52 AM. Reason: Start discussion thread.