The Mill on the Floss

Description

Published in 1860, The Mill on the Floss was the second novel published by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans). Set in the late 1820s or early 1830s, it tells the story of two young people, Tom and Maggie Tulliver, from their childhood into early adulthood. Their father, Jeremy Tulliver, owns Dorlcote Mill on the river Floss, and the children grow to adolescence in relative comfort. However Mr. Tulliver is litigious and initiates an unwise legal suit against a local solicitor, Mr. Wakem. The suit is thrown out and the associated costs throw the Tulliver family into poverty, and they lose possession of the mill.
The main character of the novel is Maggie Tulliver, an intelligent and passionate child and young woman, whose mental, romantic, and moral struggles we follow closely. As in Eliot's other novels, the author shows a realistic and sympathetic understanding of human behavior.
The Mill on the Floss is regarded as a classic of English literature, and has been made into both a film and a television series.

Détails

Auteur: George Eliot

Editeur: Culturea

Format: Broché

Presentation: Broché

Date de parution: 03 Juin 2023

Nombre de pages: 722

Dimensions: 14,8 x 21 x 3,9

Prix publique: 27,95 €

Information complémentaires

Classification: Littérature générale > Romans

Code Classification: 3435 > 3442

EAN-13: 9791041805877