The Mill on the Floss Book download in PDF, ePub & Mobi
by George Eliot
Fiction Tragedy The nature of relationships Conflict between passion and duty Class and society The search for identity The suffering and strength of women
The Mill on the Floss is a novel written by George Eliot and originally published in 1860.
It tells the story of siblings Maggie and Tom Tulliver. They live a quiet and happy life with their family in the old mill that guards the waters of the river Floss.
Maggie is bright and affectionate, while Tom is a little more surly, thoughtful and stubborn.
However, those happy childhood days come to an end when a series of bad decisions bring misfortune to their family and the siblings are forced to separate...
Discover this story by George Eliot that speaks of the social conventions of Victorian England, of the equal judgement made on women and above all of the happy memories of childhood.
"A wide plain, where the broadening Floss hurries on between its green banks to the sea, and the loving tide, rushing to meet it, checks its passage with an impetuous embrace."
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The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot is believed to be in the public domain in the United States only. It may still be copyrighted in other countries. If you are not in the United States, please check your local laws to ensure this eBook is in the public domain in your country before downloading The Mill on the Floss in PDF or ePub.
WHY READ THE MILL ON THE FLOSS IN 2025?
165 years later, still timelyA river, two siblings, and a town that can’t imagine a girl’s breadth. Eliot writes conscience against current.
Family loyalty, class limits, and women’s agency still collide. This novel champions empathy strong enough to resist the ruts we inherit.
Kinship and cost
Love that must also choose.
Principle vs place
Morals tested by custom.
Nature's mirror
The river reflects fate.
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About George Eliot
Moral psychology in luminous realism; attention as a form of care.
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