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The Mill on the Floss - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Butter, Clay, Cushion, Dough, Down, Feathers, Fleece, Foam, Fur, Fuzz, Kapok, Lint, Pile, Pillow, Plush, Pudding, Puff, Putty, Rubber, Satin, Silk |
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The Mill on the Floss is a novel by George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), first published in three volumes in 1860.
Tom and Maggie Tulliver are a brother and sister who live in a mill beside the river Floss. Maggie is a tomboy, and gets into romantic difficulties which lead to her disgrace. In the end, Tom and Maggie are both drowned in the river during a storm.
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