The Mill on the Floss
The tale of Maggie Tulliver explores the conflicts of love and loyalty and the friction between desire and moral responsibility in an accurate, evocative depiction of English rural life.
The tale of Maggie Tulliver explores the conflicts of love and loyalty and the friction between desire and moral responsibility in an accurate, evocative depiction of English rural life.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780141439624
Publish date: 15-04-2003
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Classic Literature,
19th Century,
English Literature,
Fiction
I read The Mill on the Floss, my third Victorian literature, as part of the Kansas City Public Library's 'A Taste of Victorian Literature' reading group during April 2011. For the discussion topic questions and other interesting information provided by the Library to the group readers, please visi...
Some people really dislike the prose of George Eliot, but I disagree. This was the first novel of hers which I read and I thoroughly enjoyed. The plot is entertaining and she has great character development. I also remember going to my professor and saying that I wanted to write about nature, reli...
Eliot is superb as always! I would give this 10 stars if I could. This is Eliot's semi autobiographical novel, and tells the story of Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom. The story takes place in the village of St. Ogg, and at the Mill on The Floss that's been in the Tulliver family for generations....
superb.