Middlemarch

George Eliot's beloved story of life, love and politics in an English town. Its epic arc takes in politics, tragedy, romance and comedy, interweaving multiple narratives to make up a thrilling ensemble tale. 

Set in the 1830s, idealistic Dorothea Brooke accepts a proposal from scholarly Edward Casaubon, hoping to forge a loving partnership of intellectual equals. But on honeymoon in Rome, she swiftly becomes disillusioned.

Meanwhile, mayor's son Fred Vincy embarks on a steep economic learning curve, risking his burgeoning relationship with Mary Garth. When he contracts typhoid, he is treated by the town's new medical man, who becomes drawn to Fred's sister. Eager to win her hand, the doctor seeks help from the wealthy Mr Bulstrode - a decision he will come to regret...