37. Mary Anne Evans, better known by her pen
name George Eliot, was an English novelist,
journalist and translator, and one of the leading
writers of the Victorian era.
Born: November 22, 1819, Nuneaton
Died: December 22, 1880, Cheyne Walk
Full name: Mary Anne Evans
Education: Royal Holloway, University of London
38. WHY George?
She used a male
pen name, she
said, to ensure her
works would be
taken seriously.