The Mill on the Floss

In a quiet riverside landscape, Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom grow up under the watch of a proud, stubborn father whose fortunes rise and fall with the mill. When Tom's education and Maggie's thirst for independence collide with family expectations, their bond is tested by resentment, misunderstandings, and the sharp realities of class and money. Maggie's life takes a dramatic turn as she is drawn to new ideas and people, especially when love, loyalty, and duty begin to pull her in opposite directions. George Eliot weaves a story of moral choice and emotional consequence, where the river that shapes their world also becomes a powerful symbol of fate—sweeping away what seems secure, forcing everyone to confront the cost of pride. The Mill on the Floss is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1860.