LEADER 00000nim a22004815a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125065342.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 130915s2008 xxunnn es f n eng d 020 9781400128631 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1400128633 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781400128631_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT10755748 037 10755748|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 823.8|222 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Eliot, George,|d1819-1880. 245 10 Middlemarch|h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bTantor Audio,|c2008. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (1920 min.)) :|bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Kate Reading. 520 Middlemarch is a recognized masterpiece that explores the complex social world of nineteenth-century England. It is concerned with the lives of several ordinary people, albeit ones with high social standing.The novel is set in the small town of Middlemarch and follows the interrelated lives of several characters. At the heart of the book is Dorothea, a kind-hearted and honest woman who longs to find some way to improve the world. She marries an older academic, Casaubon, against the advice of her friends and family. Casaubon tries to assert his influence over Dorthea, but she refuses to succumb to his will. Casaubon soon dies of a heart attack, and Dorothea marries his cousin, Will. But, in a final attempt to control Dorothea's life, Casaubon's will states that if Dorothea marries Will, she will lose her claim to Casaubon's estate.Meanwhile, the young doctor, Lydgate, comes to Middlemarch to start his own practice. He soon falls in love with Rosamund, a woman who has spent her life in Middlemarch, and they eventually marry. Fred Vincey, used to a lavish lifestyle but also a gambler, falls into debt as he waits to inherit money from a rich neighbor. He drifts toward the clergy and longs to marry Mary Garth. But until he proves himself worthy, Mary will have nothing to do with him.Through these various characters and their relationships, the novel explores the very fabric of Victorian society in the 1800s, showing how various human passions-heroism, egotism, love, and lust-interrelate within this society. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 Young women|zEngland|vFiction. 650 0 City and town life|zEngland|vFiction. 650 0 Married people|zEngland|vFiction. 651 0 England|xSocial life and customs|y19th century|vFiction. 700 1 Reading, Kate.|4nrt 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 10755748?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ttm_9781400128631_180.jpeg