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‘Middlemarch’ voted best novel in the English language

A large poll carried out by the Guardian has resulted in ‘Middlemarch’ being voted the greate...

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14.17 19 May 2026


‘Middlemarch’ voted best novel in the English language


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14.17 19 May 2026


A large poll carried out by the Guardian has resulted in ‘Middlemarch’ being voted the greatest novel ever published in the English language. But, why is it so influential, and how do you go about reading a book that is almost 1,000 pages long?

Joining Seán to discuss is novelist Edel Coffey, whose latest novel is entitled ‘In Glass Houses’...


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