Great Books Reading and Discussion Group

About this event

Please join us to discuss “The Lifted Veil,” by George Eliot (1819-1880).

The Library invites you to share in an exploration of highly regarded classics of literature, philosophy and history through the highly effective discussion technique of Shared Inquiry™. Selections are from Great Conversations 6 , available for purchase at the Main Library front desk at the reduced price of $10 thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of the Library. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO MEETING IN DECEMBER. The group will return in January.

“The Lifted Veil,” by George Eliot (1819-1880) Synopsis: A gothic tale by George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans), author of the novels Silas Marner, Adam Bede, and her masterpiece, Middlemarch. Latimer, the protagonist of “The Lifted Veil” is an ineffectual man who despite his shortcomings, has the unenviable ability to read people’s minds and know what they think about him. From the first page of the story, we know it’s a chronicle of a Latimer’s death foretold. When his housekeeper Mrs. Archer dies, and is called back to life to announce that Latimer’s wife Bertha intends to kill him, however, the finite remaining course of Latimer’s life changes radically.