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George Eliot as Historian Reading Group, Week 3 - Politics I: Inheritance and Society

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Date & Time

Mon, 11 May 2026

17:00

Venue

Hovenden Room, All Souls College

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About this event

Delve into the political themes of inheritance in George Eliot's works.

Why you should come

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• Delve into Eliot's historicist tone in Middlemarch.

• Discuss inheritance and society in Middlemarch, Book 3.

Event Highlights

  • Reading group exploring the historical richness in George Eliot's Middlemarch.
  • Focus on Politics I: Inheritance and Society.
  • Discussion of Middlemarch, Book 3.
  • Optional reading: Poon, ‘Inheritance and Succession in George Eliot’s Late Fiction’
  • Tea and biscuits provided.

Organized by: All Souls College

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