A character in Middlemarch
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Dorothea and Celia's rambling, well-meaning but ineffectual uncle and guardian, a landowner who dabbles ineptly in reformist politics.
Also known as: Arthur Brooke
Inside the story
Mr. Brooke is Dorothea and Celia Brooke’s uncle and guardian, a rambling, well meaning landowner who oversees their household and affairs. At the story’s outset, he dabbles in reformist politics with good intentions but little practical skill.
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