Mary Ann Evans, known better under her pen name of George Eliot, was born on November 22, 1819 in Warwickshire. Her family provided her with strong and severe religious training in her youth. Her father was an agent for a wealthy landowner, so she received an excellent education in private schools and from tutors (World Book, 6: 185). When she reached the age of seventeen, the death of her mother and marriage of her elder sister called her home …showed first 75 words of 428 total…

…showed last 75 words of 428 total…and stimulated by Lewes. However in November 1878, Lewes died and Eliot brought out her last work, a book of essays which was written prior to his death. After that, she wrote no more, saw almost no one, and devoted herself to preparing Lewes’ unfinished work for the press. She was helped in doing that by and old friend, J.W. Cross, whom she would marry in May 1880. She died that same year on December 22, 1880 (Davenport).