Original sentence: Eliot did not, however, confine herself to her bucolic roots.In The Spanish Gypsy, Eliot made a foray into verse, creating a work whose initial popularity has not endured.Romola, an historical novel set in  late15th century Florence and touching on the lives of several real persons such as the priest Girolamo Savonarola, displays her wider reading and interests
Edited sentence: Romola, an historical novel set in 15th century city of Florence and touching on the lives of several real persons such as the priest Girolamo Savonarola, is not usually regarded as highly as her other works.The Spanish Gypsy was an ill-advised foray into verse, although popular at the time.When she attempted literature outside her bucolic roots and display her wider reading and interests, she was less successful