--- product_id: 28738330 title: "The Mill on the Floss (Penguin Classics)" brand: "george eliot" price: "111 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/28738330-the-mill-on-the-floss-penguin-classics store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # The Mill on the Floss (Penguin Classics) **Brand:** george eliot **Price:** 111 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Mill on the Floss (Penguin Classics) by george eliot - **How much does it cost?** 111 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/28738330-the-mill-on-the-floss-penguin-classics) ## Best For - george eliot enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted george eliot brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Mill on the Floss (Penguin Classics) - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41pHq1c0H+L.jpg) ![The Mill on the Floss (Penguin Classics) - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51pkoOTKsDL.jpg) ![The Mill on the Floss (Penguin Classics) - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41NIUD6uEOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mill on the Floss *by H***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016* I first read The Mill on the Floss when I was 17 years old. I couldn’t put it down - read for 14 hours straight. However, many years later, I did not remember much about the book at all, only that I loved it. Now, after all these years, I see why.George Eliot is better at describing our innermost thoughts and feelings than any author I have ever read. Why do we read books? A good story is always entertaining, but more importantly, I think we read to gain new insights and to hear our own insights expressed more succinctly and beautifully than we could ever imagine doing ourselves.The Mill on the Floss starts off almost as a comedy, her dry wit, at least for me, is laugh out loud funny at times. It becomes increasingly more serious in tone and story line until the amazing ending.Take your time when you read Eliot (if you can). Savor every exquisite word and insight. Her gift in writing about the human condition was unparalleled. ### ⭐ Poorly copyedited, language impossible to understand, full of errors *by R***H on Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2019* I love the actual book The Mill on the Floss, I purchased this Kindle edition and find it impossible to read because it is full of language errors. And some weird changes that make no sense (George Eliot certainly never described the River Floss as "cute" and there is no way that the word "beautiful" was misread by a screen reader to "cute"). I am disgusted that a title is being sold that has not been checked for errors. Don't waste your time on this particular item. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ FALL IN LOVE WITH 'MILL ON THE FLOSS' *by N***U on Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2015* While scholars and students admire George Eliot’s “Middlemarch,” readers fall in love with “The Mill on the Floss.” Yes, the former is perhaps the greatest English-language novel ever written, but it’s the latter we return to for strength and inspiration. In its main character, the rebellious Maggie Tulliver, Eliot created one of her greatest voices and a precursor to all of the misunderstood youths to follow in the literary canon.The novel traces Maggie’s growth from childhood to young adulthood and her “yearning for something that would … give her a sense of home.” This journey leads Maggie to a series of hard choices that set her individual desires against family, honor, tradition and small-town English values, or what Eliot calls the “dead level of provincial existence.” It all comes to a flashpoint when Maggie falls in love with the one boy no one wants to see her with.In contrast to Maggie is her brother, Tom, a boy who “was particularly clear and positive on one point – namely, that he would punish everybody who deserved it.” The siblings' complex relationship lies at the heart of the novel, even more so than Maggie’s love affair. Tom’s unrelenting and self-righteous focus eventually turns its attention to Maggie, with tragic results.A complicated book that doesn’t let the reader or its characters off easy, “The Mill on the Floss” deceives with what, for Eliot at least, seems a straightforward narrative. (To be sure, the book features about half-a-dozen important players, each with a story of his or her own, but it’s nowhere as involved as “Middlemarch.”) The challenge comes in reconciling Eliot’s take on Maggie’s struggle toward self-realization in the face of societal pressures – or what Eliot sums up as “the great problem of the shifting relation between passion and duty” – with our own, 21st-century “selfie” perspective that values individuality above all else. Even though this is one of literature’s great stories of a woman finding her true voice, “The Mill on the Floss” seems, ultimately, to say that comes with a heavy price that may not be worth paying.That’s heavy stuff. Nonetheless, if you’re looking to tackle Eliot’s works, this makes the perfect introduction, along with “Silas Marner," before graduating to "Middlemarch." Both capture the essence of Eliot’s style and vision in quick, easy reads. Unlike, say, Eliot’s contemporary William Makepeace Thackeray, whose pen dripped with sarcasm and at times outright disdain for his characters, Eliot loves her creations – even when they make stupid choices – and writes from a self-confessed “strong sympathy” for them. As a result, the reader cares for Eliot’s creations. Maggie and Tom Tulliver will haunt you long after you’ve finished reading this novel. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/28738330-the-mill-on-the-floss-penguin-classics](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/28738330-the-mill-on-the-floss-penguin-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*