I confess George Eliot is an author I have neglected so have lots of catching up to do.This is my first visit to your blog - very nice and I have enjoyed reading through some of your other posts.ReplyDeleteKatherineJanuary 06, 2012The hero of the story is unattractive in form and spirit--he has protruding eyes, is elderly (well, mid-30's, but he is elderly to a teenager, just ask Marianne Dashwood!)