The Doveholes in Dovedale

Doveholes gave Dovedale its name. In Adam Bede, Eagledale is inspired by Dovedale.

Mottram, Allan P. and Vernon H. Mottram. “The Doveholes in Dovedale.” The True Story of George Eliot: Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co., 1906.

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Mottram, Allan P. and Vernon H. Mottram, The Doveholes in Dovedale, Images of George Eliot's England, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/3099