(Mary Ann Evans b. 1819, South Farm, Arbury Hall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England; d. 1880, Chelsea, London)
Published Daniel Deronda. As a Christian, she envisioned her protagonist finding his Jewishness, which led him to establish a Jewish Eretz Israel. The novel had a profound influence both in England and the United States, portraying a real possibility of Jews returning to a viable homeland.