{"product_id":"middlemarch-george-eliot-9780143123811","title":"Middlemarch","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica Hische \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and gift-worthy hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet by superstar type designer Jessica Hische, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany \u0026amp; Co. to Wes Anderson's film \u003ci\u003eMoonrise Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e to Penguin's own bestsellers \u003ci\u003eCommitted\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRules of Civility\u003c\/i\u003e. A collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series design encompasses foil-stamped paper-over-board cases in a rainbow-hued spectrum across all twenty-six book spines and a decorative stain on all three paper edges. Penguin Drop Caps debuts with an \"A\" for Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"B\" for Charlotte Bront 's \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, and a \"C\" for Willa Cather's \u003ci\u003eMy  ntonia\u003c\/i\u003e, and continues with more classics from Penguin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eE is for Eliot.\u003c\/b\u003e Considered one the masterpieces of realist fiction, George Eliot's novel, \u003ci\u003eMiddlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life\u003c\/i\u003e, explores a fictional nineteenth-century Midlands town in the midst of modern changes. The proposed Reform Bill promises political change; the building of railroads alters both the physical and cultural landscape; new scientific approaches to medicine incite public division; and scandal lurks behind respectability. The quiet drama of ordinary lives and flawed choices are played out in the complexly portrayed central characters of the novel--the idealistic Dorothea Brooke; the ambitious Dr. Lydgate; the spendthrift Fred Vincy; and the steadfast Mary Garth. The appearance of two outsiders further disrupts the town's equilibrium--Will Ladislaw, the spirited nephew of Dorothea's husband, the Rev. Edward Casaubon, and the sinister John Raffles, who threatens to expose the hidden past of one of the town's elite. \u003ci\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/i\u003e displays George Eliot's clear-eyed yet humane understanding of characters caught up in the mysterious unfolding of self-knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Eliot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143123815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143123811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.50w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e52114 \/ Middlemarch\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"George Eliot","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051017466111,"sku":"9780143123811","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47009986-1094-49ea-9fd6-d333f5de800e.jpg?v=1685010598","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/middlemarch-george-eliot-9780143123811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}