A examination of George Eliot's qualities as a novelist and an illustration of the deeper aspects of her works and literary outlook.
Preface; The facts; Part I. The Formative Years: Intellectual and Emotional Development: 1. Before the move to Coventry; 2. Coventry; 3. London; Part II. The Novels: 4. Vision and design; 5. Adam Bede; 6. The Mill on the Floss; 7. Silas Marner; 8. Romola; 9. Felix Holt; 10. Middlemarch; 11. Daniel Deronda; List of books referred to in the text; Index.