The Mill on the Floss /
Eliot, George, 1819-1880,
The Mill on the Floss / George Eliot. - 562 pages ; 20 cm. - Pirotta, Saviour. Ancient Greek mysteries ; 4. . - An ancient Greek mystery ; [4] .
First published in 1860. Includes notes on the text and extra material on George Eliot's life and works.
Includes bibliographical references (page 562).
Raised in the idyllic setting of Dorlcote Mill, the wild and wilful Maggie Tulliver adores her elder brother Tom and is forever trying to gain the approbation of her parents. Yet, as she grows older and the family struggle under the weight of severe pecuniary difficulties, she becomes increasingly caught between the divergent expectations of the four men in her life: a doting father, an obdurate and vengeful brother, a good-looking and frivolous suitor and an earnest old playmate who happens
to be the son of her father and brother's sworn enemy.
Upper primary school age.
9781847497420 RM 34.64
Conflict of generations --Fiction.
Brothers and sisters--Fiction.
Loss (Psychology)--Fiction.
Young women--Fiction.
Water mills--Fiction.
Vendetta--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
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The Mill on the Floss / George Eliot. - 562 pages ; 20 cm. - Pirotta, Saviour. Ancient Greek mysteries ; 4. . - An ancient Greek mystery ; [4] .
First published in 1860. Includes notes on the text and extra material on George Eliot's life and works.
Includes bibliographical references (page 562).
Raised in the idyllic setting of Dorlcote Mill, the wild and wilful Maggie Tulliver adores her elder brother Tom and is forever trying to gain the approbation of her parents. Yet, as she grows older and the family struggle under the weight of severe pecuniary difficulties, she becomes increasingly caught between the divergent expectations of the four men in her life: a doting father, an obdurate and vengeful brother, a good-looking and frivolous suitor and an earnest old playmate who happens
to be the son of her father and brother's sworn enemy.
Upper primary school age.
9781847497420 RM 34.64
Conflict of generations --Fiction.
Brothers and sisters--Fiction.
Loss (Psychology)--Fiction.
Young women--Fiction.
Water mills--Fiction.
Vendetta--Fiction.
England--Fiction.
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