Omnibus | The Confessions of Marian Evans: A Portrait of George Eliot
Based on Silas Marner by George Eliot
Marian Evans became world famous in 1859 at the age of 39 as George Eliot, the author of ''Adam Bede''. Film shows what happened to the girl from Nuneaton before she became a great novelist.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
Content
- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC One
- Duration: 1'13'56''
- Broadcast date: 1969
Usage
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
- Literary Resource
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In Our Time | Silas Marner
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George Eliot: A Life in Five Characters | 4: Silas Marner
George Eliot's real life explored through five of her fictional characters. Kathryn Hughes hears from writer David Constantine and biographer Philip Davis about Silas Marner.