{"product_id":"2940013045385","title":"Middlemarch","description":"The novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during the period 1830–32. It has a multiple plot with a large cast of characters, and in addition to its distinct though interlocking narratives it pursues a number of underlying themes, including the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism and self-interest, religion and hypocrisy, political reform, and education. The pace is leisurely, the tone is mildly didactic (with an authorial voice that occasionally bursts through the narrative) and the canvas is very broad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn general \"Middlemarch\" has retained its popularity and status as one of the masterpieces of English fiction  although some reviewers have expressed dissatisfaction at the destiny recorded for Dorothea. In separate centuries, Florence Nightingale and Kate Millet both remarked on the eventual subordination of Dorothea's own dreams to those of her admirer, Ladislaw; however, Virginia Woolf gave the book unstinting praise, describing Middlemarch as \"the magnificent book that, with all its imperfections, is one of the few English novels written for grown-up people.\"","brand":"Seven Treasures Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145534882032,"sku":"2940013045385","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013045385_p0.jpg?v=1763576021","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013045385","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}