The mill on the floss
By: George Eliot ; introducton by Margot Livesey ; notes by Hugh Osborne.
Edition: Modern Library pbk. ed.
Series: The Modern Library classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 627
Subjects: Conflict of generations -- Fiction.; Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.; Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.; Young women -- Fiction.; Water mills -- Fiction.; Vendetta -- Fiction.; England -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "One of George Eliot's best-loved works, The Mill on the Floss is a 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."--BOOK JACKET.