Title: Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life
Description: *Middlemarch*, widely regarded as one of the best English novels, is a thorough *"study of provincial life,"* as the subtitle implies. 

The novel takes place in a fictitious Midlands town, chronicling the lives of its citizens in the early 1830s.  The story revolves around the lives of Dorothea Brooke, a woman who dreams of a full life based on marriage and helping others, and Tertius Lydgate, a young doctor driven by professional ambition. It provides a very realistic view of society's complex interactions, the impacts of political change, and the profound psychological aspects of human nature.
Subjects: Middlemarch, George Eliot, Victorian Realism, Provincial Life, Social Reform, Marriage and Vocation, 19th Century Literature, British Classics, Intellectual History, Psychology, Social Class, Gender Roles
Places: Middlemarch (Fictional), Lowick, Tipton, Coventry, Rome, London (England)
People: Dorothea Brooke, Tertius Lydgate, Edward Casaubon, Fred Vincy, Rosamond Vincy
Time periods: 1829–1832 (The years leading up to the Reform Act of 1832)