Download or read book Middlemarch from Notebook to Novel written by Jerome Beaty and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1981 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Middlemarch, a fictional English Midland town, in 1829 to 1832, it follows distinct, intersecting stories with many characters. Issues include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education. Despite comic elements, Middlemarch uses realism to encompass historical events: the 1832 Reform Act, early railways, and the accession of King William IV. It looks at medicine of the time and reactionary views in a settled community facing unwelcome change.