2006-11-13 00:38:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
George Eliot (1819-1880) - pseudonym for Mary Ann Cross, also Marian Evans, original surname Evans...please not spellling of last name (only one L)...good luck!
2006-11-13 00:46:21 · answer #1 · answered by Jessica M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
George Eliot is the pen name of Mary Anne Evans[1] (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880), who was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological perspicacity.
She used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. Female authors published freely under their own names, but Eliot wanted to ensure that she was not seen as merely a writer of romances. An additional factor may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes.
2006-11-13 08:46:29 · answer #2 · answered by SARATH C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary Anne Evans
2006-11-13 08:44:04 · answer #3 · answered by aowynladyofrohan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary Anne Evans
2006-11-13 08:40:37 · answer #4 · answered by sara657915 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋