The Mill on the Floss (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: George Eliot
- First Published: 1860
- Type of Work: Victorian Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Class conflict, Love or romance, Gender roles, Nineteenth century, Prejudices or antipathies, Villages, Friendship, Brothers and sisters, Law or legislation, England or English people, Duty, Loyalty, Lawyers, Working class, Imagination, Human behavior, Floods, Victorian era or Victorianism, Mills or millwork, Water power
- Locales: Midlands, England
The first sections of THE MILL ON THE FLOSS are devoted to a rich evocation of the pains and conflicts of childhood. Maggie Tulliver, a child with a deep hunger for affection and approval, repeatedly acts in impetuous and careless ways that cause rejection by her narrowly self-righteous brother Tom and consternation among her opinionated aunts. As Maggie grows older, her problems intensify. When her father loses a lawsuit and subsequently suffers a stroke, the family is reduced to near poverty. Maggie’s chief solace in these humiliating circumstances is meeting secretly with Philip...
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