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George Eliot one of the classic Victorian authors, in her final masterpiece, Daniel Deronda tells a beautiful tale, love, duty and identity. This novel describes within it the budding Zionist movement, and reflected the strong sympathies of a large sector of British society for the restoration of the Jews. Eliot having pretty much renounced her Christian faith, still accepted the moral dictates of the Judeo-Christian faith which infused the unique moral dillema's of her age. Eliot's attitude to Zionism is significant, because it shows that British support for Zionism and restoration..