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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.

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Language

English

Original Language

French

Published In

1864

Author

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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...

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