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Daniel Deronda

George Eliot, 1876

British novelist, 1819–1880.

Daniel Deronda is an 1876 novel by George Eliot.

  • Critics' Darling

On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for.

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At a glance

Author
George Eliot
First published
1876
Length
768 pages (UK paperback)
Genre
Literary fiction, Religion and faith, Class and society, Love story

Is Daniel Deronda worth reading?

2 of the 13 best-of lists it could have made include it: The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture) and The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer).

ListPlaceOriginal
The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture, 2015)No. 70See the list
The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003)ListedSee the list

Best edition of Daniel Deronda

The edition we link to is the OUP Oxford paperback (2014), 768 pages.

Publisher
OUP Oxford (paperback, 2014)
Pages
768
ISBN
9780199682867

How critics and readers rate Daniel Deronda

Critics rate it most highly: it earned 22% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.

Critics
22%
Prizes
Not eligible for any of these lists yet
Readers and booksellers
0%

Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work

Books like Daniel Deronda

If you liked Daniel Deronda, try Middlemarch, Jane Eyre or Great Expectations.

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