middlemarch

i got a beautiful folio society copy of middlemarch (it's the same one as in the vid) this week as part of a wee indulgence where i buy lovely reading copies of my favourite books to see me in my dotage. i'm on a classic literature discussion group and middlemarch has evinced a variety of views some number of which focus on the perceived difficulty of the text. i don't share this view though i can see why people might think that. as ever the internet has a video for that and here it is. there's a bunch of good essay writing on middlemarch (or, if you prefer, some funny writing on why people hate middlemarch) online and, in my opinion, it's a great jumping off point for some contextual reading - the reform act etc