By George Eliot, Sue Saunders, Rosalyn Landor, Julius Frese
From the author of MIDDLEMARCH and SILAS MARNER, a story of frustrated intelligence and longing, featuring the intelligent Maggie, who yearns to be loved, and her brother Tom, who is forced to study. When Maggie is cast out by Tom, she is ostracized by society, and must face the consequences of renunciation.
Severity reflects intensity, not value — “central theme” means a warning is a core part of the book, not that the book is bad.