Mary ann evans


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Biography of George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)

Mary Ann Evans was a famous novelist in the nineteenth century who wrote under the pseudonym of George Eliot.

When and Where was she Born?

Born Mary Ann Evans on 22nd November , Arbury Hall Farm, Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England.

Family Background:

George Eliot was the daughter of an estate worker.

Education:

Mrs Wallington&#;s School, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Misses Franklin&#;s School.

Timeline of George Eliot

Death of her mother.

 Eliot publishes her first poem in the &#;Christian Observer&#;.

 She moves to Bird Grove. Foleshill near Coventry with her father.

She translates parts of the &#;Tractatus Theologico Politicus&#; by Spinoza.

George Eliot begins studying Greek.

She translates Strauss&#;s &#;Das Leben Jesu&#;. Begins to study Hebrew.

 Death of her father in June. Travels to Geneva, Switzerland with the Bray family.

 She writes an article for the &#;Westminster Revi George Eliot Biography/Chronology!