'Parallel Lives by Phyllis Rose is an acclaimed work of literary biography examining the marriages and intimate relationships of five major Victorian writers: Charles Dickens, John Ruskin, Thomas Carlyle, John Stuart Mill, and George Eliot. Rose explores how love, marriage, desire, power, independence, and social expectations shaped their private lives. By looking closely at these relationships, the book offers an insightful examination of the dynamics between men and women in Victorian society while raising questions about marriage and intimacy that remain relevant today. The newer edition includes an introduction by Sheila Heti.
