{"product_id":"2026100009974-secondhand-the-mill-on-the-floss","title":"The Mill On The Floss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Excellent\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew novels in the English literary canon match the emotional depth and moral complexity of The Mill on the Floss, George Eliot's sweeping portrait of a passionate, intellectually gifted young woman trapped by the rigid expectations of Victorian provincial life. The novel chronicles the life of Maggie Tulliver, whose fierce intelligence and longing for self-determination clash violently with the narrow-minded conformity of St. Ogg's, a small English river town, as she navigates the turbulent currents of family loyalty, forbidden love, and personal ambition alongside her beloved but flawed brother, Tom.\n\nWritten by Mary Ann Evans under her celebrated pen name, The Mill on the Floss stands as one of the most psychologically acute works of the nineteenth century, drawing heavily on Eliot's own provincial Midlands upbringing to construct a narrative of aching authenticity. Her prose is simultaneously lyrical and forensic, dissecting the social machinery that crushes women of uncommon gifts with a precision that remains startlingly modern. Illustrated in this Franklin Library edition by Herbert Tauss, whose artwork lends a further visual resonance to Eliot's vivid world, the novel builds toward a devastating conclusion that has haunted readers since its first publication in 1860 — leaving one to wonder whether society, or fate itself, is the true antagonist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49161015787739,"sku":"2026100009974-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/63e30fc1-0efa-4c56-ad84-7a474ad64d5a.png?v=1787189073","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009974-secondhand-the-mill-on-the-floss","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}