{"product_id":"the-mill-on-the-floss-7","title":"The Mill On The Floss by GEORGE ELIOT","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"985\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"985\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Mill on the Floss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGeorge Eliot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a tragic novel that follows the lives of siblings Maggie and Tom Tulliver, who grow up in the English countryside along the River Floss. Maggie is intelligent, emotional, and imaginative, but often struggles against strict social expectations and her family’s disapproval, while Tom is practical, proud, and strongly committed to duty and discipline. As they grow older, misunderstandings, financial hardship, and romantic complications strain their relationship, especially as Maggie faces moral and emotional conflicts in her connections with Philip Wakem and Stephen Guest. These tensions eventually lead to social rejection and tragedy. The novel explores themes of family loyalty, gender roles, moral struggle, and the conflict between personal desire and social duty, ending with a powerful and symbolic flood that brings both destruction and a final emotional reconciliation between the siblings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"985\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1646\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGeorge Eliot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, whose real name was Mary Ann Evans, was one of the most influential writers of the Victorian era. Born in 1819 in England, she adopted a male pen name to ensure her works were taken seriously in a male-dominated literary world. Eliot was known for her deep psychological insight, realism, and exploration of moral and ethical dilemmas in everyday life. Her major works include \u003cem data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1416\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1432\"\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1449\"\u003eAdam Bede\u003c\/em\u003e, which examine human relationships and social structures with great depth and compassion. She remains highly respected for her intellectual rigor and her ability to portray complex human emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Best Of Used Books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45482201022721,"sku":"319B6I2V5-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/files\/gfds.jpg?v=1722681345","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/the-mill-on-the-floss-7","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}