George Eliot

The Mill On The Floss George Eliot

The Mill on the Floss is a novel by Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot), first published in three volumes in 1860. The novel is based on George Eliot's own experiences of provincial life, is a masterpiece of ambiguity in which moral choice is subjected to the hypocrisy of the Victorian age."And If Life Had No Love in It, What Else Was There for Maggie?"Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom enjoy a rural childhood on the banks of the river Floss. But the approach of adulthood created tension: intelligent and fiery Maggie tests the boundaries of nineteenth-century society in her search for love, while Tom embraces convention and accepts his father's desire for him to become a businessman. Increasingly self-righteous, Tom disapproves of his sister's suitors and when he discovers that she took a fateful boat trip with Stephen Guest, her cousin's fiancé, he turns his back on her. Maggie is ostracized by her beloved brother and her own community, and only through tragic events are the siblings reunited . . . The Mill on the Floss is one of George Eliot's great works. It is considered autobiographical, drawing details from Eliot's own childhood. This beautifully crafted nineteenth century classic continues to enchant its readers.