The Mill on the Floss (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: George Eliot
- First Published: 1860
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Mr. Tulliver, Mrs. Tulliver, Tom Tulliver, Maggie Tulliver, Aunt Glegg, Aunt Pullet, Philip Wakem, Lucy Deane, Stephen Guest
- 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 Story:
Dorlcote Mill stood on the banks of the River Floss near the village of St. Ogg’s. Owned by the ambitious Mr. Tulliver, it provided a good living for him and his family, but he dreamed of the day when his son Tom would achieve a higher station in life.
Mrs. Tulliver’s sisters, who had married well, criticized Mr. Tulliver’s unseemly ambition and openly predicted the day when his air castles would bring himself and his family to ruin. Aunt Glegg was the richest of the sisters and held a note on his property. After he quarreled with her over his plans for...
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