Evans adopted the pen name of George Eliot in the mid-19th century, in order to ensure her works were taken seriously. Middlemarch, originally published in eight parts in 1871-72, has never been released under her real name. More than 3,000 pseudonymous writers were considered by a team of researchers commissioned by Baileys for inclusion in the collection. But it is not very long ago that Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban for daring to go to school. This collection is purely celebrating some amazing women of the past who have never quite had their due as women.”

Source: The Guardian August 12, 2020 16:18 UTC