How to Read Middlemarch by George Eliot (10 Tips)

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0:00 the reputation of Middlemarch
1:14 choosing a worthy edition
2:00 instalments vs single volumes
3:00 writing in the margins
5:30 noting the chapter epigraphs
8:00 persevere & take your time
8:48 cracking the prelude to the novel
9:20 Eliot's psychologically complex characters
10:20 read the novel as essay
12:20 read into the Age of Reform
16:20 reading Middlemarch serially
17:00 the publishing history of Middlemarch
19:50 reading complimentary writers
21:00 Wordsworth's Romantic Manifesto
22:38 read to enlarge your sympathies
23:45 journal upon your impressions
24:45 discuss the novel with other readers
27:45 share your thoughts on Middlemarch