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The lifted veil : Brother Jacob / George Eliot ; edited with an introduction and notes by Helen Small.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eliot, George, 1819-1880, author.
- Series:
- Oxford world's classics.
- Oxford world's classics
- Standardized Title:
- Short stories. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychological fiction, English.
- Didactic fiction, English.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (157 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [1999]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- First published in 1859, 'The Lifted Veil' is a dark fantasy woven from contemporary scientific interest in the brain. Published as a companion piece, 'Brother Jacob' is a satirical modern fable which draws parallels between eating and reading.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of George Eliot; THE LIFTED VEIL; BROTHER JACOB; Explanatory Notes
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [xl]-xlii).
- Description based on print version record.
- Contains:
- Brother Jacob.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-164726-8
- 0-19-192303-6
- 1-280-68013-X
- 9786613657060
- 0-19-158608-0
- OCLC:
- 712015921
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