Biography of George Eliot George Eliot, born Mary Ann Evans on November 22, 1819, in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, was a prominent Victorian novelist and one of the leading literary figures of the 19th century. She was the second of five children in her family. Mary Ann’s father, Robert Evans, was …

what is comedy of manners? Introduction: Comedy of manners is a literary genre that emerged during the Restoration period in the late 17th century and reached its zenith in the 18th century. This distinctive form of comedy is characterized by its witty and satirical depiction of the manners and social …