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The Mill on the FlossOn the coverThe Hay Wain, John Constable, 1821
The Mill on the Floss
Clever, passionate Maggie Tulliver grows up by the river Floss, bound by fierce love to her narrow, unforgiving brother Tom, and torn between her hungry heart and the expectations of her world. Eliot’s most autobiographical novel.
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A heartbreaking portrait of a brilliant girl with nowhere to put her gifts, and one of literature's great studies of sibling love. Tender, tragic, and unforgettable in its final pages.
SettingProvincial England, 1820s–30s
Provincial England before the railways, where a respectable family’s fortunes rest on land and reputation, and a spirited, intelligent girl is expected to want nothing more than to be good.