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The Transferred Life of George Eliot

by Philip Davis

Other books by Philip Davis

Reading for Life by Philip Davis

The Oxford English Literary History: Volume 8: 1830-1880: The Victorians: 1830-1880 by Philip Davis

Why Victorian Literature Still Matters by Philip Davis

Reading and the Reader: The Literary Agenda by Philip Davis

Our most recommended books

Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder

A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor by Jean Mohr & John Berger

Selected Essays by T S Eliot

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by C S Lewis

Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters by Wally Lamb

Time Song: Searching for Doggerland by Julia Blackburn

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Reading for Life
by Philip Davis

The Oxford English Literary History: Volume 8: 1830-1880: The Victorians: 1830-1880
by Philip Davis

Why Victorian Literature Still Matters
by Philip Davis

Reading and the Reader: The Literary Agenda
by Philip Davis

Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
by Anna Funder

A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
by Jean Mohr & John Berger

Selected Essays
by T S Eliot

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
by C S Lewis

Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters
by Wally Lamb

Time Song: Searching for Doggerland
by Julia Blackburn