George Eliot

The Mill on the Floss Annotated George Eliot

The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), first published in three volumes in 1860 by William Black wood. Spanning a period of 10 to 15 years, the novel details the lives of Tom and Maggie Toliver, siblings who grow up at Dorlcote Mill on the River Floss. Maggie's brief exile ends when the river floods. Having struggled through the waters in a boat to find Tom at the old mill, she sets out with him to rescue Lucy Deane and her family."In their death, they were not divided".