George Eliot’s Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals
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"George Eliot’s Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals" is a biographical work that presents the life of the novelist George Eliot largely through her own correspondence and diary entries, edited and arranged by her husband John Walter Cross.
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| George Eliot’s Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: George Eliot’s Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals Context triple: [John Walter Cross, notableWork, George Eliot’s Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals]
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The Diary of Alice James
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George Eliot’s Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals Target entity description: "George Eliot’s Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals" is a biographical work that presents the life of the novelist George Eliot largely through her own correspondence and diary entries, edited and arranged by her husband John Walter Cross.
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A.
Studies of a Biographer
Studies of a Biographer is a collection of critical and biographical essays by Victorian man of letters Leslie Stephen, reflecting on the art and practice of biography.
-
B.
Essays in Biography
Essays in Biography is a collection of biographical essays by economist John Maynard Keynes, profiling notable figures in economics, politics, and culture.
-
C.
Aurora Leigh
Aurora Leigh is a book-length verse novel by Elizabeth Barrett Browning that explores a woman poet’s struggle for artistic and personal independence within Victorian society.
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D.
The Diary of Alice James
The Diary of Alice James is the posthumously published journal of Alice James, offering an incisive, psychologically rich account of her life and illness within the famous James family of Henry and William James.
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E.
The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy (English selections)
The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy (English selections) is an English-language collection of translated excerpts from the personal journals of Sophia Tolstaya, offering insight into her life with the writer Leo Tolstoy and her own intellectual and emotional world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical work
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book ⓘ literary biography ⓘ |
| about | George Eliot ⓘ |
| arrangedBy | John Walter Cross ⓘ |
| basedOn |
diaries of George Eliot
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journals of George Eliot ⓘ letters of George Eliot ⓘ |
| biographicalSubjectOccupation | novelist ⓘ |
| biographicalSubjectPseudonym | George Eliot ⓘ |
| biographicalSubjectRealName |
Mary Ann Evans
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linked to:
George Eliot
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| compiledBy | John Walter Cross ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editor | John Walter Cross ⓘ |
| editorialFunction | arrangement of documents ⓘ |
| editorialFunction |
provision of connecting narrative
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selection of documents ⓘ |
| editorialPerspective |
intimate
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sympathetic ⓘ |
| editorRelationshipToSubject | husband of George Eliot ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
intellectual development of George Eliot
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literary career of George Eliot ⓘ personal life of George Eliot ⓘ relationships of George Eliot ⓘ |
| form |
edited journals
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edited letters ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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literary non-fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person documents framed by editorial commentary ⓘ |
| portrays |
George Eliot’s inner life
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George Eliot’s social circle ⓘ George Eliot’s working methods ⓘ |
| primarySourceType |
personal correspondence
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personal journals ⓘ |
| subject | George Eliot ⓘ |
| title | George Eliot’s Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals ⓘ |
| usesDocumentType |
diary entries
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journals ⓘ letters ⓘ |
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