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The Mill on the Floss
George Eliot
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Description for The Mill on the Floss
Paperback. A new dramatization by a powerful young playwright of the classic George Eliot novel. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
A re-invention of George Eliot's classic story of loss, tragedy and the relentless nature of fate.
Outgrowing - but still hopelessly devoted to - her family, Maggie befriends the disfigured Phillip Wakem, son of a local lawyer. But their fathers become embroiled in a bitter legal dispute that only the prosperous Wakem can win, and the Tullivers find fate dealing them the first harsh hand of many. With their father dead, the family must face up to their cold future together.
Helen Edmundson's stage adaptation of George Eliot's novel The Mill on the Floss was first performed by ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854592767
SKU
V9781854592767
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99-50
About George Eliot
George Eliot was born Mary Anne (known as Marian) Evans in 1819, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire. She was brought up as an Evangelist, and received a classical education at local boarding schools. After the death of her mother in 1836, she moved to Coventry with her father and became acquainted with free-thinkers Charles and Cara Bray, which led to her translating ... Read more
Reviews for The Mill on the Floss
'Not only reinvents the book, but pushes the boat of theatricality way beyond its usual moorings... The central concept is having three Maggies - a conceit that is thrillingly effective in performance'
Guardian
'More compelling and fully human than the original'
The Times
'With rare theatrical vibrancy, Helen Edmundson's free adaptation distils the essence of George ... Read more
Guardian
'More compelling and fully human than the original'
The Times
'With rare theatrical vibrancy, Helen Edmundson's free adaptation distils the essence of George ... Read more