The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot is a classic novel published by Macmillan Collector’s Library on May 7, 2019. This edition, part of a beautifully bound series, features 672 pages and is designed for book lovers, showcasing high-quality paper and elegant finishing touches. The narrative explores the complexities of sibling relationships and rural life, focusing on Maggie and Tom Tulliver as they navigate the challenges of adulthood against the backdrop of 19th-century society.
Readers will find a rich depiction of family dynamics and societal expectations as Maggie, an intelligent and spirited character, seeks love and independence, while Tom adheres to conventional norms. The tension between the siblings escalates when Tom disapproves of Maggie’s choices, leading to her ostracization. This edition also includes an introduction by Professor Kathryn Hughes, providing further context to Eliot’s exploration of themes such as coming of age and the intricacies of family life in a small-town setting.
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Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector’s Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector’s Library are books to love and treasure.
With precise plotting underpinned by a wise understanding of human nature, George Eliot’s most autobiographical novel gives a wonderful evocation of rural life and the complicated relationship between siblings.
This edition of The Mill on the Floss features an introduction by Professor Kathryn Hughes.
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 . . .
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