Books in the Clarendon Edition of the Novels of George Eliot series

Young Maggie Tulliver is devoted to her brother Tom, but as she grows older and discovers romantic love she comes into conflict with him and her family. She strives to reconcile moral claims and family loyalty with her own desires. Eliot's most autobiographical novel was also her most controversial, and this new edition examines its impact.

Daniel Deronda, George Eliot's last great novel, charts the intertwined lives of spirited Gwendolen Harleth and the idealistic Deronda. Both are damaged by their pasts, and alienated from the society around them, in a story set against the backdrop of economic crisis, political uncertainty, and proto-Zionism.

The Clarendon edition of Adam Bede (1859) offers a critical edition of the work that established George Eliot's reputation. Its extensive textual apparatus lists manuscript and first edition variants from the copy-text, which is the corrected eighth edition of 1861 - her last revision of the book.

The Clarendon Edition, with its newly established text, its detailed account of the novel's composition, and extensive commentary on George Eliot's sources, confirms Romola as one of Eliot's greatest achievements.

A scholarly edition of Felix Holt, The Radical by George Eliot. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.