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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, a coming-of-age story which traces the progression of its intelligent, impetuous protagonist Maggie Tulliver from childhood to early adulthood. In the course of the novel, she must navigate turbulent family relationships, the effects of her family’s bankruptcy and her first experiences with love. The Mill on the Floss stands out for its complex, subtle characterisation and for the insight it provides into the lives, thoughts and motivations of ordinary people. It is one of George Eliot’s best-known works; her other novels include Adam Bede, Silas Marner and Middlemarch, which is considered by many to be one of the greatest English-language novels ever written.
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• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot, a coming-of-age story which traces the progression of its intelligent, impetuous protagonist Maggie Tulliver from childhood to early adulthood. In the course of the novel, she must navigate turbulent family relationships, the effects of her family’s bankruptcy and her first experiences with love. The Mill on the Floss stands out for its complex, subtle characterisation and for the insight it provides into the lives, thoughts and motivations of ordinary people. It is one of George Eliot’s best-known works; her other novels include Adam Bede, Silas Marner and Middlemarch, which is considered by many to be one of the greatest English-language novels ever written.
Find out everything you need to know about The Mill on the Floss in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
• A complete plot summary
• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!
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ENGLISH NOVELIST
Born in Nuneaton in 1819.
Died in London in 1880.
Notable works:
Adam Bede (1859), novel
Silas Marner (1861), novel
Middlemarch (1871), novel
George Eliot is the pen name of Mary Anne Evans. The author spent her childhood in Warwickshire, where her father was employed as an estate manager. In her twenties Evans began to associate with free-thinkers, and translated Strauss’s Life of Jesus (1846), a work which provoked controversy by denying that many of the miracles recounted in the New Testament ever happened. After her father’s death, she moved to London, where she edited the Westminster Review and mixed with radical thinkers. Evans scandalised literary London by living openly with the married journalist, George Henry Lewes, until Lewes’s death in 1878.
With Lewes’s encouragement, Evans turned to writing fiction at the age of 37. Her first novel, Adam Bede (1859), became an immediate bestseller. This was followed by five novels that displayed her developing skill, which reached its apex in her
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