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The Mill on the Floss
For the kid who was always 'too much' and still wanted their big brother to be proud of them. 🌊
Who it's for
Eliot draws Maggie Tulliver from the inside: clever, loving, impulsive and constantly in trouble for being too much in a family that values neatness and conformity.
Feelings it meets
What it is
George Eliot's 1860 novel follows siblings Maggie and Tom Tulliver growing up at Dorlcote Mill near the town of St Ogg's in early-19th-century England. When their father loses a costly lawsuit linked to his feud with the lawyer Wakem, the family is bankrupted and loses the mill.
Where to find it
Public domain in the US; free on Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, with free LibriVox audiobooks. Also widely in print (Penguin Classics, Oxford World's Classics and others), in libraries (Libby/.
Before you start
Heads up: Drowning deaths and a father's death.
Age: Ages 12+
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Children”
