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The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Maggie Tulliver and her older brother Tom live a happy, sheltered childhood at Durlcote Mill on the River Floss. Though Maggie and Tom are drastically different--he is pragmatic and rational, while she longs for intellectual gains and worldly experiences--they share a strong bond that is strengthened as they are forced to deal with a great family debt, the loss of the mill, and the eventual death of their father. When Tom leaves to earn back the family's former estate, Maggie finally gains the freedom to experience life beyond the mill. But the relationships she cultivates in her new-found independence--those with men, in particular--complicate her connection with her brother and the two find it impossible to go back to their simple life at the mill on the Floss. Encompassing filial duty, female independence and the rigid morality of early nineteenth century England, __The Mill on the Floss__ partially reflects the scandal created by author George Eliot's...

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
George Eliot
Publisher
HarperCollins Canada
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9781443417631
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
Rating
3.78 / 5 (292 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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