The Mill on the Floss : Illustrated Classics
About The Book
Everyone knew that little Maggie Tulliver�s world revolved aroundher elder brother, Tom. He could do no wrong and no one else�s�not even her beloved father�s�opinion mattered. And though Tomcould not completely understand his free-spirited sister, he adoredher. But time changes everything for the Tullivers.Deep in debt, the Tullivers lose their flour mill on the River Flossto the cruel Mr Wakem. Their financial downfall compels Tom andMaggie to grow up before time and the once-close siblings driftapart as adulthood brings with it the trappings of propriety, societalrules and morality. Both Tom and Maggie are forced to take decisions that lead to a series of events that irrevocably alter not just their lives, but also the fates of those around them.George Eliot�s The Mill on the Floss brings out the complexities offamily relationships and individual choices in the face of adversity,while addressing a mix of various themes that were pertinent to19th-century England.
About George Eliot
| Mary Ann
Evans (1819-1880), better known under her pen-name George Eliot , was a
British journalist, critic, poet and novelist from the Victorian period. She
was credited with introducing the method of psychological analysis that plays
a major role in modern fiction. Some of her major works include The Mill on
the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861) and Middlemarch (1871-72). Evans deliberately chose a pen-name to distance herself from the stereotypical women's writings primarily lighthearted romances. Instead, she focused on the intellectual pursuit of providing psychological insight to her characters. Her novels were highly political in nature. Evans died at the age of 61. She is still regarded as one of the most important writers of the Victorian Age. |
