Evans, Samuel (1777 - 1858)

Title

Evans, Samuel (1777 - 1858)

Description

Samuel Evans was George Eliot's uncle, her father Robert's younger brother. He was a Methodist convert who was a model for the character of Seth Bede in Eliot's first novel, Adam Bede. Samuel Evans was the husband of Elizabeth Evans, a female preacher and the model for Dinah.

Publisher

George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://georgeeliotarchive.org

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