Dorothea

Grayscale illustration of a young woman sitting at a desk and writing a letter. She rests her head on her right hand, her left holds a quill.

This illustration captures Dorothea’s character, specifically her meticulous writing. This portrayal emphasizes her intellectual character and her desire for a “higher life” of knoweldge and service. "Her mind wae theoretic, and yearned by its nature after some lofty conception of the world which might frankly include the parish of Tipton and her own rule of conduct there; she was enamoured of intensity and greatness, and rash in embracing whatever seemed to her to have those aspects; likely to seek martyrdom, to make retractations, and then to incur martyrdom after all in a quarter where she had not sought it" (Book 1, Chapter 1).

Dielman, Frederic (1847-1935)

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

1888

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Dielman, Frederic (1847-1935), Dorothea, George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83627