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The Mill on the Floss

byGeorge Eliot

Who is this book for? Readers interested in classic literature, family dynamics, and Victorian society.

Topics LoveFamilyConflict
MoodMelancholic, Tragic
Female protagonist
RomanceMajor Subplot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
Discover George Eliot’s powerful tragedy about the struggle between head and heart.As Heard on BBC Radio 4Maggie and Tom Tulliver are both wilful, passionate children, and their relationship has always been tempestuous. As they grow up together on the banks of the River Floss, Tom's self-righteous stubbornness and Maggie's emotional intensity increasingly brings them into conflict, particularly when Maggie's beauty sparks some ill-fated attachments. George Eliot's story of a brother and sister bound together by their errors and affections is told with tenderness, energy and a profound understanding of human nature.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARINA LEWYCKA'George Eliot is the greatest British novelist of any age' Daily Mail

Language

en

Published on

02/04/2010

Pages

608

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780099519065

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