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The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life is a book written by Clare Carlisle and published by Allen Lane in 2023. The work explores the life and philosophy of Mary Anne Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot. [1] [2] [3]
The book is composed of ten chapters which discuss progress in various spheres of life, including "food, sanitation, life expectancy, poverty, violence, the environment, literacy, freedom, equality, the conditions of childhood". [2] Norberg argues that today humanity has reached its highest ever (so far) levels of living standards. [2]
An historical and commercial review Descriptive and biographical facts figures and illustrations. An Epitome of Progress. Contemporary reviews before and after publication reflected this sense. [1] [2] [3] A similar review of the state of Western Australia appeared in publications at the centenary of the state in 1929. [4]
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The first late 20th-century take on the book, provided by Charles Larson in 1978, suggests McWhorter may have been more than an editor. [16] Later, Linda K. Karell wrote, “Not only are two authors [of Cogewea] very evident, each author has at least two cited names, that in turn indicate the varied cultural positions of each occupied.” [ 17 ...
The book was named the Canadian Booksellers Association's 2005 Non-Fiction Book of the Year at their annual Libris Awards [13] and short-listed for the first annual British Columbia Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. [14] A hardcover edition title An Illustrated Short History of Progress was released with a print run of 15,000 copies in 2006. [15]
Carlisle's autobiography, Lips Unsealed, published in June 2010, was a New York Times Best Seller and received favorable reviews. [2] In 1999, Carlisle was ranked No. 76 with the Go-Go's in VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. [3] In 2011, Carlisle, as a member of the Go-Go's, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [4]
The book immediately established Carlyle's reputation as an important 19th-century intellectual. It also served as a major influence on a number of his contemporaries, including Charles Dickens , who compulsively carried the book around with him, [ 9 ] and drew on it while producing A Tale of Two Cities for his crowd scenes in particular. [ 10 ]