Kidney disease
Also to know is, who was George Eliot married to?
John Walter Cross
m. 1880–1880
What is the real name of George Eliot?
Mary Anne Evans
When was George Eliot die?
December 22, 1880
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What did George Sand?
George Sand, pseudonym of Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudevant, née Dupin, (born July 1, 1804, Paris, France—died June 8, 1876, Nohant), French Romantic writer known primarily for her so-called rustic novels. She was brought up at Nohant, near La Châtre in Berry, the country home of her grandmother.
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Where is Middlemarch set?
Middlemarch is a great Victorian novel, but like several other great Victorian novels (Vanity Fair, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations) it is set in an earlier age. It was first published, in instalments, between 1871 and 1872, but it opens in 1829.
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What greater thing is there for two human souls?
George Eliot Quotes. What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined - to strengthen each other - to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
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Who published Silas Marner?
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861.
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Who is Nancy in Silas Marner?
Eppie - A girl whom Silas Marner eventually adopts. Eppie is the biological child of Godfrey Cass and Molly Farren, Godfrey's secret wife. Eppie is pretty and spirited, and loves Silas unquestioningly. Nancy Lammeter - The object of Godfrey's affection and his eventual wife.
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Where is Raveloe located?
Flitton: A village near Raveloe to the south. Lantern Yard: A church community located in an area of England north of Raveloe. The religious folk of Lantern Yard are intensely pious puritans.
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What was Silas Marner's occupation?
10th Grade Literature Test 2--Silas Marner
A | B |
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Who wrote Silas Marner? | George Eliot |
What occupation was Silas Marner? | weaver |
Who stole Silas's money? | Dunstan Cass |
Silas was once engaged to a girl named | Sarah |
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Who is Sally Oates in Silas Marner?
Sally Oates Character Analysis. A woman in Raveloe whom Silas Marner helps when he sees that she is suffering from heart disease and dropsy. His mother had suffered from the same diseases, and he offers Sally Oates relief with a foxglove mixture.
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What is the meaning of Middlemarch?
Middlemarch is the name of the town where almost every scene of novel takes place. It's a pretty average place, as the "middle" part of the name suggests. It's a fictional town, but one that is supposed to be representative of dozens of other towns like it at this point in English history.
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Who was Chopin's lover?
In 1836, at a party hosted by Marie d'Agoult, Chopin met the French author George Sand (born [Amantine] Aurore [Lucile] Dupin). Short (under five feet, or 152 cm), dark, big-eyed and a cigar smoker, she initially repelled Chopin, who remarked, "What an unattractive person la Sand is.
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What was Chopin's illness?
Since Chopin's death 140 years ago, no one has questioned seriously the theory that he died of tuberculosis, in spite of the knowledge that many of the physicians who treated his illness considered tuberculosis an unlikely cause of his chronic respiratory disease, which was of at least 24 years' duration.
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Who was Chopin married to?
Frédéric Chopin was born Fryderyk Franciszek Szopen on March 1, 1810, in the small village of Zelazowa Wola, Duchy of Warsaw (now Poland). His Father, Nicholas, was a French émigré who was working as a bookkeeper when he met and married Justyna Krzyzanowska.
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Who was Chopin's wife?
Frédéric François Chopin was born on February 22, 1810, near Warsaw, Poland. He was the second of four children of Nicholas Chopin, a Frenchman, and his Polish wife, Justina, who had been a well-educated but poor relative in the Skarbek household, where Nicholas had been a tutor.
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Where is the heart of Chopin?
When Chopin died in 1849 his body was buried in Paris but his heart was taken to Warsaw, as requested by the composer on his deathbed. The heart was sealed in what is believed to have been a jar of cognac and smuggled into the Polish city before being interred in a pillar at the Holy Cross Church (pictured above).
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Is Chopin Polish?
Frédéric Chopin, French in full Frédéric François Chopin, Polish Fryderyk Franciszek Szopen, (born March 1, 1810, Żelazowa Wola, near Warsaw, Duchy of Warsaw [now in Poland] [see Researcher's Note: Chopin's birth date]—died October 17, 1849, Paris, France), Polish French composer and pianist of the Romantic period,
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Where did Liszt live?
Franz Liszt was born on October 22, 1811, in Raiding, Hungary [now Raiding, Austria]. His father, a multi-instrumentalist, taught him to play piano. By the time Liszt was 9 years old, he was performing in concert halls. As an adult, he toured extensively throughout Europe.
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What language did Liszt speak?
The main language in that region was German, while only a small minority could speak and understand Hungarian. For official purposes Latin was used. Children had only had lessons in Hungarian since 1835. Liszt himself became fluent in German, French and Italian.