Project Information

Welcome to the George Eliot Archive, a comprehensive digital repository serving researchers of one of Victorian literature's most esteemed authors--the woman who wrote as George Eliot. Launched in December 2018 on the eve of George Eliot's bicentenary and constantly updated since, this resource offers:

• Thousands of curated public domain documents and images;
• Dublin Core metadata and editorial context for primary sources;
• Interactive visualizations including maps, networks, and timelines;
• TEI-encoded works of George Eliot--her entire oeuvre;
• Born-digital applications for textual analysis

Our work extends beyond this primary archive to include:

• George Eliot Review Online In partnership with the George Eliot Fellowship, we provide digital open access to the complete run of the peer-reviewed journal (1970-present); and
• George Eliot Scholars An open-access digital commons repository for current scholars to contribute their own works on George Eliot, such as articles, blogs, syllabi, conference papers, and videos. 

As the project's inaugural director, I bring nearly two decades of scholarship on George Eliot, along with specialized experience in 19th-century literature, biography, publishing history, and digital humanities. Currently, I serve as Associate Research Professor and Digital Humanities Coordinator at Auburn University Libraries. I previously developed this project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in collaboration with their Center for Digital Research in the Humanities.

This growing digital ecosystem is made possible through collaboration with a talented technical team, dedicated student researchers, and generous advisory editors in Victorian studies and digital humanities. Their collective expertise ensures the reliability and scholarly integrity of these resources. For details on our team, please refer to the Project Staff tab, and for more on our project's development, see the Project History tab. 

Thank you for visiting, and heartfelt thanks to everyone who has helped build this project over the years. I'm deeply committed to expanding and freely sharing these resources to support meaningful scholarship on George Eliot's life and work. Your support means the world to me. 

All my best,

Beverley Park Rilett

(aka “Dr. Bev”)

Inaugural project director