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George Eliot

Portrait of George Eliot
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AUTHOR PROFILE

George Eliot

George Eliot is described in biographical records as an English novelist and poet (1819–1880) (1819–1880). The selections gathered here touch on agency, change, purpose. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.

FEATURED QUOTE
“The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.”
— George Eliot

Biography at a glance

  • Profile: English novelist and poet (1819–1880)
  • Life: 1819–1880
  • Quotes in this collection: 1

Life and work

Biographical records connect George Eliot with Bedford College and Royal Holloway, University of London. Works associated with George Eliot include The Mill on the Floss and Silas Marner. This collection includes one quotation credited to George Eliot. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.

Reading the quotations

The selections gathered here touch on agency, change, purpose. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.

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Quotes by George Eliot

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