How you explore The Mill on the Floss on Literah
The cast, the places, the objects, the plot, and the author’s own words — each one a card in a feed you scroll on your phone. One at a time, at your pace, in any order you like.
- Built for your phone. Literah is designed for mobile, so your worlds travel with you. On a laptop it shows a QR code to carry the world to your phone.
- A feed, not a wall of text. 21 characters, 10 places, 10 objects and 6 plot beats, each its own card with its own illustration.
- The author’s own words. 38 passages of The Mill on the Floss sit in the feed verbatim, exactly as George Eliot wrote them, each with a short reading of what it is doing. The map is ours; the prose is always the book’s.
- The same scroll, a better world. The gesture you already give away to feeds, spent on George Eliot instead.
The Mill on the Floss feed, as it appears in your mobile
The plot of The Mill on the Floss
The story beat by beat, as Literah maps it.
- Childhood at Dorlcote Mill
- The Tulliver Downfall
- Maggie and Philip
- Stephen and the Drift
- St Ogg's Condemns Maggie
- The Flood
The author's pen in The Mill on the Floss
The passages themselves, George Eliot's own words, as Literah maps it.
- Leaving the Bridgech. 1
- Renunciation as Satisfactionch. 1
- Maggie Returns to the Red Deepsch. 1
- No Time for Reveriesch. 1
- No Home With Mech. 1
- Too Cute For A Womanch. 2
- The Dodson Spiritch. 2
- Maggie's New Experiencech. 2
- Public Opinion and Resultsch. 2
- The Devil in Wicked Mench. 3
- Maggie’s Unanswered Questionch. 3
- Tom Judges Philipch. 3
- We’d Rather Do Without Youch. 3
- Tom Obeys His Fatherch. 3
- The Cross Everywherech. 3
- Stupefaction Is Not Resignationch. 3
- Maggie at Bob Jakin’s Doorch. 3
- Philip’s Mute Confessionch. 4
- Lucy Comforts Maggiech. 4
- A Line All to Herselfch. 5
The characters of The Mill on the Floss
Who is who, as Literah maps it.
- Maggie Tullivermajor
- Tom Tullivermajor
- Mr Tullivermajor
- Philip Wakemmajor
- Stephen Guestmajor
- Lucy Deanesupporting
- Mrs Tulliversupporting
- Mr Wakemsupporting
- Mrs Gleggsupporting
- Bob Jakinsupporting
- Mrs Pulletminor
- Mrs Deaneminor
- Mr Deaneminor
- Reverend Stellingminor
- Mrs Stellingminor
- Mr Rileyminor
The locations in The Mill on the Floss
Where it happens, as Literah maps it.
- Dorlcote Millmill and family home
- The Floss Riverriver
- St Ogg’stown
- The Red Deepswooded ravine
- King’s Lorton / Reverend Stelling’sschool household
- The Round Poolpool
- Garum Firscountry house
- Park Housetown house
- Bob Jakin’s Riverside Houseriverside home
- The Rippletributary river
The core concepts in The Mill on the Floss
What the book keeps returning to, as Literah maps it.
- Sibling love vs. moral judgment
- A gifted girl vs. a constricting world
- Home and memory vs. irreparable loss
- Desire vs. duty
- Social judgment and female reputation
- Pride, debt, and restoration
- The Floss as memory and fate
- Mercy beyond respectability
The objects of note in The Mill on the Floss
The things that carry meaning, as Literah maps it.
- Books
- Maggie’s Hair
- The Mill Property
- Legal Papers
- Philip’s Drawings and Artistic Materials
- Tom’s Fishing Gear
- Business Papers and Ledgers
- Boats and Oars
- Bob Jakin’s Packman Goods
- Household Goods, Linen, and Furniture
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