Silas, a weaver, is betrayed by his best friend and the woman he loves. He loses all faith in humanity and moves to the village of Raveloe. There he lives a solitary life, working and hoarding his gold coins, until one day his gold is stolen… *Activities including speaking, writing and listening skills *Background information on George Eliot, evolutionary theory, and weaving and the Industrial Revolution *Recording of parts of the text *Extension exercises

The fascinating character of Maggie Tulliver and her relationship with her brother Tom is at the centre of this moving story of rural Victorian England. As she grows up, the intelligent and imaginative Maggie is oppressed by the limited role offered to women and is eventually ostracised by her family and local society. George Eliot gives a deep psychological insight of the different characters, exploring their feelings, their moral worth and motivations. * Wide range of activities practising the four skills *Dossiers on George Eliot and ´The Mill on the Floss´and The ´Woman Question´in Victorian Britain *Recording of parts of the story *Extension activities

Miss Dorothea Brooke wants to do something great in the world. She knows that women cannot do great things on their own, and so she marries a man twice her age, who, she believes, is engaged in a great work of scholarship. Around the same time, young Dr Lydgate comes to Middlemarch. He wishes to do great work for medical science, but he meets and falls in love with Rosamond Vincy. *Wide range of activities practising the four skills *FCE-style activities *Trinity-style activities (grades 7-8) *Dossier on Reform *Internet project *Recording of parts of the text Exit test with answer key