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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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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.
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.
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The host mentioned it as the author's most famous novel while discussing her earlier work, Adam Bede.
And her most famous novel, you've probably heard of it, is Middlemarch.
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When pressed about his favorite book, the guest admitted that Middlemarch was his beloved classic.
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The classic was mentioned humorously as a favorite that the guest had failed to mention earlier, underscoring its personal significance.
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