![]() ![]() ![]() Fading of title leaf on spine, as seen in photos. Published in 1860, The Mill on the Floss was the second novel published by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans). Byatt provides full explanatory notes and an introduction relating Mill on the Floss to George Eliot's own life and times. With its poignant portrayal of sibling relationships, The Mill on the Floss is considered George Eliot's most autobiographical novel it is also one of her most powerful and moving. ![]() As she reaches adulthood, the clash between their expectations and her desires is painfully played out as she finds herself torn between her relationships with three very different men: her proud and stubborn brother, a close friend who is also the son of her family's worst enemy, and a charismatic but dangerous suitor. Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver worships her brother Tom and is desperate to win the approval of her parents, but her passionate, wayward nature and her fierce intelligence bring her into constant conflict with her family. The rush of the water and the booming of the mill bring a dreamy deafness, which seems to heighten the peacefulness of the scene. ![]()
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