Middlemarch

In this Penguin Classic, George Eliot's ambitious novel unfolds within a provincial community, featuring a cast of characters like the idealistic Dorothea Brooke, who faces the repercussions of her ill-fated marriage, and the conflicted Dr. Lydgate, whose pioneering ambitions clash with personal challenges. Their intertwined lives reveal a tapestry of ambition, morality, and the complexities of human relationships, offering a rich and nuanced story that Virginia Woolf praised as one of the few adult English novels. This definitive recording is narrated by BAFTA-winning actress Juliet Aubrey and includes an Introduction by Rosemary Ashton.