The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (Compact Editions: In Half the Time)
“Those bitter sorrows of childhood! When sorrow is all new and strange, when hope has not yet got wings to fly beyond the days and weeks, and the space from summer to summer seems measureless.”
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.
Format: Paperback | 336 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 | 244g
Publication Date: 03 May 2007
Publisher: Orion Books
Imprint: Phoenix
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Edition Number: 1
Edition Statement: abridged ed.
Language: English
ISBN10: 0753822717
ISBN13: 9780753822715
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very, very minor scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.