.... 1 Chapter I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1... ...he last of her kind. Many Theresas have been born who found for themselves no epic life wherein there was a constant unfolding of far resonant action;... ...hed with the meanness of opportunity; perhaps a tragic failure which found no sacred poet and sank unwept into oblivion. With dim lights and tangled c... ...consistency and formlessness; for these later born Theresas were helped by no coherent social faith and order which could perform the function of know... ...ndrances, instead of centring in some long recognizable deed. Middlemarch 3 Chapter I. “Since I can do no good because a woman, Reach constantly at s... ...he world—that is to say, Mrs. Cadwallader the Rector’s wife, and the small group of gentry with whom he visited in the northeast corner of Loamshire. ... ...re were miniatures of ladies and gentlemen with powdered hair hanging in a group. A piece of tapestry over a door also showed a blue green world with ... ... head. “This is your mother,” said Dorothea, who had turned to examine the group of miniatures. “It is like the tiny one you brought me; only, I shoul... ...occupation or more in need of making themselves continually heard than Mr. Raf fles. He preferred using his time in pleasant conversation with the bai...

...Table of Contents: Book I ?Miss Brooke, 1 -- Prelude, 1 -- Chapter I., 3 -- Chapter II., 10 -- Chapter III., 16 -- Chapter IV., 25 -- Chapter V., 31 -- Chapter VI., 38 -- Chapter VII., 47 -- Chapter VIII., 51 -- Chapter IX., 55 -- Chapter X., 65 -- Chapter XI., 74 -- Chapter XII., 82 -- Book II ...