The Mill on the Floss is one of George Eliot's great works, the novel vividly portrays both the oppressive narrowness and the appeal of provincial England, the comedy as well as the tragedy of obscure lives, it is considered autobiographical, drawing details from Eliot's own childhood. This beautifully crafted nineteenth century classic continues to enchant its readers. Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels: Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Romola, Felix Holt, the Radical, Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda.
