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The George Eliot Library

The George Eliot Library

Di: George Eliot
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 The George Eliot Library invites listeners into the quiet company of one of England’s most observant storytellers, where the smallest choices of ordinary lives reveal uncommon depth. Through complete readings of George Eliot’s novels and tales, this podcast lingers among village streets, restless minds, and the tender bonds that shape human character. Unhurried and reflective, it offers a listening experience attuned to sympathy, moral insight, and the enduring beauty of thoughtful prose. A library of voices meant not merely to be heard, but to be understood.Public domain Oraria
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  • Impressions of Theophrastus Such Chapter 6 - Only Temper

    Impressions of Theophrastus Such Chapter 6 - Only Temper
    Sep 24 2026
    In which the nuanced nature of temper is attentively examined, revealing how a man of honour and kindness may yet be rendered insupportable by fits of irritability and contradiction that vex those about him. The portrait of Touchwood serves to illustrate the tension between virtue and caprice, inviting reflection on the limits of patience and the complicated interplay between character, conduct, and the indulgences society reluctantly permits.
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    16 min
  • Impressions of Theophrastus Such Chapter 3 - How We Encourage Research

    Impressions of Theophrastus Such Chapter 3 - How We Encourage Research
    Sep 23 2026
    In which the fortunes of one Mr Merman illustrate the harsh and often unkind nature of scholarly controversy, as a hopeful mind’s pursuit of truth leads him into a labyrinth of public censure and personal hardship. His home life and earlier contentment stand in gentle contrast to the intellectual storms he faces, revealing the quiet endurance and subdued heroism of those who bear the wounds of misunderstood learning.
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    33 min
  • Impressions of Theophrastus Such Chapter 2 - Looking Backward

    Impressions of Theophrastus Such Chapter 2 - Looking Backward
    Sep 22 2026
    In which the reflective narrator contemplates the human tendency to romanticise past ages while acknowledging the inseparable mixture of beauty and imperfection in every era, finding a gentle affection for his own time and upbringing amid the quiet English countryside. Through fond memories of his parson father and the familiar rural landscape, he muses on the comforting continuity of home and the evolving nature of society without abandoning a tender respect for the present generation.
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    35 min
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