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Middlemarch (Collector's Library Classics)

George Eliot

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The Ezra Klein Show

Matt Yglesias praised the book as possibly the greatest English‑language novel, noting its low cost as a public‑domain ebook and its usefulness for practicing long sentences. The host also highlighted it as George Eliot's most famous novel while discussing her earlier work. Both mentions conveyed strong admiration for the title.

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Episode: Let’s Get to the Marrow of What Trump Just Did

Matt praised it as possibly the greatest Englishlanguage novel, noting it is cheap to get as a publicdomain ebook and useful for learning to read long sentences.

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Middlemarch is, by many people's estimate, the greatest English language novel ever written. You can get it for like 20 cents on an ebook version. Public Domain is lovely.

Episode: Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

The host mentioned it as the author's most famous novel while discussing her earlier work, Adam Bede.

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And her most famous novel, you've probably heard of it, is Middlemarch.

Episode: Best Of: This Is Your Brain on Deep Reading. It’s...

When pressed about his favorite book, the guest admitted that Middlemarch was his beloved classic.

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Middlemarch is your favorite book.

Episode: This Conversation About the 'Reading Mind' Is a Gi...

The classic was mentioned humorously as a favorite that the guest had failed to mention earlier, underscoring its personal significance.

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Middlemarch is your favorite book

The Rest Is History

The hosts referenced George Eliot's novel Middlemarch, noting it was first published in 1870 as a context for discussing railway history.

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Now that is George Eliot in Middle March, first published in 1870, but looking back 30 or 40 years earlier to the arrival of the Railways in middle England.

— Episode: 140. The Birth of the Railways

Episode: 140. The Birth of the Railways

The hosts referenced George Eliot's novel Middlemarch, noting it was first published in 1870 as a context for discussing railway history.

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Now that is George Eliot in Middle March, first published in 1870, but looking back 30 or 40 years earlier to the arrival of the Railways in middle England.

What Now? with Trevor Noah

Christiana recommended Middlemarch as a long, wise novel that teaches while entertaining.

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I really like Middlemarch. I think it's very long. But it's very wise and just really, I was going to say teaches you.

— Episode: The Reality of Fiction [VIDEO]

Episode: The Reality of Fiction [VIDEO]

Christiana recommended Middlemarch as a long, wise novel that teaches while entertaining.

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I really like Middlemarch. I think it's very long. But it's very wise and just really, I was going to say teaches you.

Modern Wisdom

The host quoted a line from the novel about fully registering the sounds of life, saying it would drive one mad.

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And there's a wonderful quote in Middlemarch, George Eliot, big fat 19th century novel, where she says, if we could properly register the sound of the sounds, the full sounds of life, we would lose ou...

— Episode: #898 - Alain de Botton - How To Fix Your...

Episode: #898 - Alain de Botton - How To Fix Your Negative...

The host quoted a line from the novel about fully registering the sounds of life, saying it would drive one mad.

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And there's a wonderful quote in Middlemarch, George Eliot, big fat 19th century novel, where she says, if we could properly register the sound of the sounds, the full sounds of life, we would lose our minds from the full richness of existence.

Lovett or Leave It

Sarah Lazarus was depicted as having a long, drawn-out reading experience with this book, suggesting it's a rather substantial and perhaps challenging read.

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I get picture watching Star Wars. I get picture Sarah Lazarus just sitting down and reading Middlemarch.

— Episode: What a Weekday: A Good Walk Spoiled

Episode: What a Weekday: A Good Walk Spoiled

Sarah Lazarus was depicted as having a long, drawn-out reading experience with this book, suggesting it's a rather substantial and perhaps challenging read.

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I get picture watching Star Wars. I get picture Sarah Lazarus just sitting down and reading Middlemarch.

Episode: What a Weekday: A Good Walk Spoiled

It was mentioned as a book that Sarah Lazarus might read, implying a long and possibly challenging read, as she needed all summer to complete it.

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I get picture watching Star Wars. I get picture Sarah Lazarus just sitting down and reading Middlemarch.

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Cynthia Erivo said she loved it and started reading it on the treadmill the same day she heard about it.

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I'm gonna buy that. I'm gonna read that.

— Episode: "Ghost Whisper" (w/ Ben Platt)

Episode: "Ghost Whisper" (w/ Ben Platt)

Cynthia Erivo said she loved it and started reading it on the treadmill the same day she heard about it.

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I'm gonna buy that. I'm gonna read that.

I love it. I love it so much.

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