George Elliot was a self-made Victorian entrepreneur who became one
of the biggest coal owners in the world. His aptitude in
engineering led to him being deeply involved in the manufacture and
laying of the first Trans-Atlantic cable. He became an MP and was
created a Baronet by Queen Victoria. He worked extensively with
Disraeli and the ruler of Egypt at the time of the Suez Canal. This
book includes an overview of the Industrial Revolution and how it
radicalised the lives of people in Britain; the laying of the
Trans-Atlantic Cable; together with a blow by blow account of the
building of the Suez Canal. Also discussed are Elliot’s
relationships with other notable figures of the era, including
Prime Minister Disraeli, the ‘Railway King’ George Hudson, and
the writer Bram Stoker.
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