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Explore Eliot through her life, loves and the people and places which inspired her work.

Painting showing a rough lane in the foreground. A hay filled cart and figure are on the lane. There are two women in bonnets to the right hand side and two dogs to the left hand side. The lane is surrounded by green bushes and trees. Houses can be seen ahead. In the distance are three tall spires.

Fictional Warwickshire

Explore the people and places which inspired Eliot’s works.

What’s in a name?

Although her birth name was Mary Anne Evans, George Eliot was known by many different names during her lifetime. Discover why she wrote under the name, George Eliot.

Watercolour painting showing the side of a large house on the right hand side. A tree with bare branches is on a lawn in front of the trees and green and brown trees are on the left hand side. Blue sky and clouds are overhead.

Sent to Coventry

Eliot’s time in Coventry had an important impact on her professional and personal life.

Group of eight books on a black background.

Eliot the author

George Eliot is most famous for being a writer. Find out about her journey to become Eliot, the author.

The Man who wasn’t George.

When publishing her books George Eliot used a pen name. Her identity was a secret until someone else claimed to be the famous Victorian author. Find out more about the story of the man who wasn’t George.

Coventry Photographic Society

In 1919 Coventry Photographic Society photographed locations used by George Eliot in her novels and created a centenary exhibition. 100 years later, the Society photographed these locations again. Explore this fascinating digital exhibition and see how Eliot country has changed and in some ways remains the same.