Image: Statue of Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) - Newdegate Street, Nuneaton (17248629494)
Description: Seen on Newdegate Street in Nuneaton. The road curves around towards Bridge Street and Queen Road. Statue of Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot). Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot). Novelist, essayist, journalist and poet. Lived at Griff House until 1840 when she moved to Coventry and later to London. From 1854 to 1878 she lived with G. H. Lewes who encouraged her to write fiction. Her novels brought her world wide fame. In May 1880, she married J. W. Cross and died in December at 4, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. She is buried in Highgate Cemetery, London. George Eliot 1819 - 1880 Born at Arbury, Nuneaton. Unveiled by Jonathan G. Ouvry president of the George Eliot Fellowship, Great, Great Grandson of G. H. Lewes. March 22nd 1986. Erected by public subscription.
Title: Statue of Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) - Newdegate Street, Nuneaton (17248629494)
Credit: Statue of Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot) - Newdegate Street, Nuneaton
Author: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom
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