The Mill on the Floss Summary
George Eliot

Everything you need to understand or teach The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.

  • The Mill on the Floss Summary & Study Guide
  • 2 Student Essays
  • 1 Encyclopedia Article
  • 17 Literature Criticisms
  • ...and more
  • 30 The Mill on the Floss Lessons
  • 20 Activities
  • 180 Multiple Choice Questions
  • 60 Short Essay Questions
  • 20 Essay Questions
  • Pre-Made Tests and Quizzes
  • ...and more

The Mill on the Floss Summary

The Mill on the Floss, published in 1860, is based partially on Eliot's own experiences with her family and her brother Isaac, who was three years older than Eliot. Eliot's father, like Mr. Tulliver in the novel, was a businessman who had married a woman from a higher social class, whose sisters were rich, ultra-respectable, and self-satisfied; these maternal aunts provided the character models for the aunts in the novel. Like Maggie, Eliot was...

(read more from the Study Guide)

Study Pack

The The Mill on the Floss Study Pack contains:

The Mill on the Floss Study Guide

Lesson Plan

The Mill on the Floss Lesson Plans contain 199 pages of teaching material, including: