WHAT THE POETRY FOUNDATION SAYS ABOUT GEORGE ELIOT

POETRY FOUNDATION on GEORGE ELIOT's POETRY 

A literary biography here, one of the things I found fascinating about George, is her beginnings as a devout Christian which she eventually removed herself from.

Excerpt:  In 1841, Eliot came in contact with a group of philosophical thinkers, and her passionate commitment to Christianity began to find new directions  By early 1842 Eliot questioned the historical foundations of Christianity so much that she both abandoned her faith and stopped attending church services, a move that led to strenuous conflict with her father.  Eliot eventually resumed church attendance but did not return to active faith.

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If you're interested in women who were also writers and poets, who were also Mistresses or Courtesans, you might want to look into posts in my archives  for VERONICA FRANCO -February 2015 , CAROLE MALLORY June 2019 (Mistress of Norman Mailer), and PEARL KAZIN (Literary Editor of poet Dylan Thomas).