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The Mill on the Floss, first published in 1860, tells the story of Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom as they grow from children to young adults in the small rural town of St. Ogg's, England. Intelligent and passionate, Maggie yearns to develop her mind and break free of the constraints of her provincial village. Though she loves her brother above anyone else, Tom's rigid, pragmatic personality often conflicts with Maggie's headstrong nature, with increasingly tragic consequences. A classic novel of development, The Mill on the Floss is George Eliot's most autobiographical work. Through the characters of Tom and Maggie, Eliot examines themes of gender, education, and personality formation, and her portrayal of the town of St. Ogg's is both a brilliant depiction of provincial narrow-mindedness and constraining social norms and an intelligent commentary on the changes to rural life brought about by the forces of industrialization. The Mill on the Floss is an enduring portrait of love, family, and individuals striving to create their own destinies, one whose words and characters resonate as vividly today as they did for Eliot's first readers.

The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot…. CLASSIC LITERATUREThe Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), first published in three volumes in 1860 by William Blackwood. The first American edition was published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York.The novel spans a period of 10 to 15 years and details the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, siblings growing up at Dorlcote Mill on the River Floss at its junction with the more minor River Ripple near the village of St. Ogg's in Lincolnshire, England. Both the river and the village are fictional.The novel is most probably set in the 1820s – a number of historical references place the events in the book after the Napoleonic Wars but before the Reform Act of 1832. It includes autobiographical elements, and reflects the disgrace that George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) herself experienced while in a lengthy relationship with a married man, George Henry Lewes.Maggie Tulliver is the central character of the book. The story begins when she is 9 years old, 13 years into her parents' marriage. Her relationship with her older brother Tom, and her romantic relationships with Philip Wakem (a hunchbacked, sensitive, and intellectual friend) and with Stephen Guest (a vivacious young socialite in St. Ogg's and assumed fiancé of Maggie's cousin Lucy Deane) constitute the most significant narrative threads.

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The Mill on the Floss, first published in 1860, tells the story of Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom as they grow from children to young adults in the small rural town of St. Ogg's, England. Intelligent and passionate, Maggie yearns to develop her mind and break free of the constraints of her provincial village. Though she loves her brother above anyone else, Tom's rigid, pragmatic personality often conflicts with Maggie's headstrong nature, with increasingly tragic consequences. A classic novel of development, The Mill on the Floss is George Eliot's most autobiographical work. Through the characters of Tom and Maggie, Eliot examines themes of gender, education, and personality formation, and her portrayal of the town of St. Ogg's is both a brilliant depiction of provincial narrow-mindedness and constraining social norms and an intelligent commentary on the changes to rural life brought about by the forces of industrialization. The Mill on the Floss is an enduring portrait of love, family, and individuals striving to create their own destinies, one whose words and characters resonate as vividly today as they did for Eliot's first readers.

The Mill of the Floss is a masterfully written novel that reflects the author’s skill and unique ability to create dynamic, multi-layered characters quite perfectly. While the main protagonist herself is extremely deep and complex, the story as a whole was often resembled to a dynamically moving tapestry in which each beautifully defined graphical element and each equally well-crafted character follows their own unique path, so that you never really know what comes next.The book tells the story of Maggie, a young girl who grows up in a provincial setting, and is soon forced to deny her heart. She cannot marry the man she loves, and despite her intelligent, vivacious and overall strong character, she is constantly troubled as both her current problems generated by her peers, and older childhood issues tend to catch up with her every time happiness is in her grasp.Even though The Mill of the Floss is more than 600 pages long, it will never bore you. George Eliot’s style, energetic descriptions and delightfully well-woven, highly unpredictable plot will keep even modern readers interested. If you’re already a fan of Eliot’s writing style, you will simply have the urge to devour this book in one sitting, however, you’ll also find taking your time with the read will be well worth the wait.Through the book, George Eliot attempts to show the society of her time what happens when a woman denies her heart and lives according to the rigid and unforgiving social norms of the age she had lived in. There are more than a few parallels between Maggie and Eliot herself, the author led a life that shocked her peers, as well as her readers. Her life with a man who was married to another woman had alienated her from her brother Isaac, who didn’t approve of her choices.