Based on Dinitia Smith's novel. The Honeymoon: A Novel of George El...
Based on Dinitia Smith's novel. The Honeymoon: A Novel of George Eliot.
Smith’s novel recounts Eliot’s honeymoon in Venice in June, 1880, following her marriage to John Walter Cross, a man 20 years younger. Eliot, who was 60 at the time, was recovering from the death of George Henry Lewes, her companion of 26 years, and contemplating questions about her physical decline, her fading appeal, a...
Based on Dinitia Smith's novel. The Honeymoon: A Novel of George Eliot.
Smith’s novel recounts Eliot’s honeymoon in Venice in June, 1880, following her marriage to John Walter Cross, a man 20 years younger. Eliot, who was 60 at the time, was recovering from the death of George Henry Lewes, her companion of 26 years, and contemplating questions about her physical decline, her fading appeal, and the prospect of loneliness.
The story explores the possibilities of redemption and happiness in an imperfect union. She died in December, 1880.