What was the author George Eliot's real name?

Answer 1

Because George was the name of her love, George Henry Lewes while Eliot, I don't know why. I need the answer to that too!

Answer 2

George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Anne Evans or Marian Evans. She was a Ninteenth century English novelist and journalist.

Answer 3

The author George Eliot's real name was Mary Ann Evans. She chose to use a male pen name to ensure that her works were taken more seriously in a male-dominated literary world.