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Though they never met each other, Evelyn loved George, and even she was too old for him, they carried on writing until late in life. George married in 1880. He converted to Catholicism in 1930 and during World War II he served with the Royal Marines. Partly in recognition of this, Evelyn's subsequent writings analyzed the character of that war. Her first full-length novel had been published in 1859. Evelyn died in 1966 in Somerset. She is buried in Highgate Cemetery. He died at age 62, after having published his autobiography in 1964 and lived one year longer than she did.
All these statements are true. How can this be?
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Submitted by pcbouhid
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Rating: 4.0000 (2 votes)
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George was George Elliot, pen name of Mary Ann Evans, who lived from 1819-1880. Evelyn was Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966), pen name of Sir Arthur St. John, who was an English author known for his satirical about wealthy London society. They both kept writing books until late in life (not letters to each other). "Evelyn loved George" means that he loved her books, just as he could have loved Shakespeare. The rest is just a statement of facts, arranged to confuse, hoping one would assume that George was male and Evelyn female. |
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