num_pages: 656
description: One of George Eliot's best-loved works, The Mill on the Floss is a brilliant portrait of the bonds of provincial life as seen through the eyes of the free-spirited Maggie Tulliver, who is torn between a code of moral responsibility and her hunger for self-fulfillment. Rebellious by nature, she causes friction both among the townspeople of St. Ogg's and in her own family, particularly with her brother, Tom. Maggie's passionate nature makes her a beloved heroine, but it is also her undoing.The Mill on the Floss is a luminous exploration of human relationships and of a heroine who critics say closely resembles Eliot herself.
language: English
title: The Mill on the Floss
titlecomplete: The Mill on the Floss (Modern Library Classics)
characters: Tom Tulliver, Maggie Tulliver
genres: Literature, Classics, Novels, Classic Literature, English Literature, Victorian, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Fiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 54060
places: St. Ogg's
publisher: Modern Library