Book Cover of Brother Jacob

Brother Jacob

by George Eliot

George Eliot's Brother Jacob is a small gem of a book. The anti-hero, David Faux, is deftly drawn, and his brother Jacob embodies the self-destruction of little minds and weak characters. The book is funny, and the ending satisfying.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

French

Published In

1864

Authors

George Eliot image

Mary Ann Evans known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Like Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy, she...

Books by George Eliot

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Day's Journey Cover image

Day's Journey by Netta Syrett

In "The Day's Journey," Netta Syrett explores the complexities of love and marriage within the context of the changing social landscape of the Victori...

Love's Coming-of-Age: A Series of Papers on the Relations of the Sexes Cover image

Love's Coming-of-Age: A Series of Papers on the Relations of the Sexes by Edward Carpenter

The book is a series of essays that discuss the social, psychological, and sexual aspects of love and relationships. "Love's Coming-of-Age" is a book...

Sylvie and Bruno Cover image

Sylvie and Bruno by Lewis Carroll

The novel has two main plots; one set in the real world at the time the book was published (the Victorian era), the other in the fictional world of Fa...

Thousandth Woman Cover image

Thousandth Woman by E. W. Hornung

Set in late 19th-century London, *The Thousandth Woman* follows the unwavering love of a woman for her accused lover. The narrative unfolds in the ba...

Love's Shadow Cover image

Love's Shadow by Ada Leverson

In Edwardian London, 'Love's Shadow' follows the seemingly carefree lives of the well-to-do Bruce and Edith Ottley and their circle of friends. Howeve...

The Blithedale Romance Cover image

The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Blithedale Romance is a novel by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is the third major "romance", as he called the form. Its setting is a uto...

The Hungry Stones And Other Stories  Cover image

The Hungry Stones And Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore

'The Hungry Stones and Other Stories' is a collection of thirteen soul-stirring short stories by Tagore. Each and every one of the stories is aestheti...

The Judgment of Eve Cover image

The Judgment of Eve by May Sinclair

It explores the complexities of human relationships and the consequences of our choices. The book was first published in 1913 and is considered a clas...

Roos van Dekama Cover image

Roos van Dekama by Jacob van Lennep

Roos van Dekama is a historical novel that tells the story of the Frisian struggle for independence against the Dutch in 1341. The story focuses on t...

Toilers of the Sea Cover image

Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo

The story concerns a Guernseyman named Gilliatt, a social outcast who falls in love with Deruchette, the niece of a local shipowner, Mess Lethierry. W...

Reviews for Brother Jacob

No reviews posted or approved, yet...