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Title: The Mill on the Floss
Author: George Eliot
Narrator: Wanda McCaddon
Format: Unabridged
Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-23-11
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 114 votes
Genres: Classics, British Literature
Publisher's Summary:
The Mill on the Floss, first published in 1860, tells the story of Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom as they grow from children to young adults in the small rural town of St. Ogg's, England. Intelligent and passionate, Maggie yearns to develop her mind and break free of the constraints of her provincial village. Though she loves her brother above anyone else, Tom's rigid, pragmatic personality often conflicts with Maggie's headstrong nature, with increasingly tragic consequences. A classic novel of development, The Mill on the Floss is George Eliot's most autobiographical work. Through the characters of Tom and Maggie, Eliot examines themes of gender, education, and personality formation, and her portrayal of the town of St. Ogg's is both a brilliant depiction of provincial narrow-mindedness and constraining social norms and an intelligent commentary on the changes to rural life brought about by the forces of industrialization. The Mill on the Floss is an enduring portrait of love, family, and individuals striving to create their own destinies, one whose words and characters resonate as vividly today as they did for Eliot's first readers.
Members Reviews:
Wanda McCaddon is amazing
What made the experience of listening to The Mill on the Floss the most enjoyable?
Wanda McCaddon's reading was just an absolute delight to listen to. She's right up there with Jim Dale in terms of using different voices for all the characters. I will definitely look for more books narrated by her.
What about Wanda McCaddons performance did you like?
Everything.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Well, it's 18 hours, so no.
Classic English Novel
I was interested until the very end... which was disappointing! But, still a good story.
FAMILIES
George Eliot is a woman by the name of Mary Anne Evans. The name George Eliot hides and explains a double standard that existed before Adam and Eve and continues through today. George Eliot transgressed morality in the 1860s by living with a married man, until his death, when writing The Mill on the Floss. The Mill on the Floss is semi-autobiographical.
Very little social stigma follows men for illicit love affairs but no review of Eliots work escapes her association with George Henry Lewes. (As noted in Wikipedia: George Henry Lewes was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. He became part of the mid-Victorian ferment of ideas which encouraged discussion of Darwinism, positivism, and religious skepticism.) Lewes became an important part of Eliots awakening as a literary artist; a role given substance by her life and experience with Lewes; not that Lewes was the source of her inherent ability, but an ability that could have been constrained, if not lost, in the social conventions of that day if not for Lewes support.
This is a wonderful classic that has as much to say about today as it did when it was published in 1860. Eliots book is not meant to change human nature (as if any book could), or the way we raise our children, but it helps explain why things happen as they do.
Only for those who love Victorian writng
ETA: Eliot can write. She has a great vocabulary, but so does a dictionary.
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I finished 3 minutes ago. I will write the review later..... but this is just to explode!!!! The ending sucks. TERRIBLE ending. I think that is one of the worst endings I have ever come across.
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Title: The Mill on the Floss
Author: George Eliot
Narrator: Wanda McCaddon
Format: Unabridged
Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-23-11
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 114 votes
Genres: Classics, British Literature
Publisher's Summary:
The Mill on the Floss, first published in 1860, tells the story of Maggie Tulliver and her brother Tom as they grow from children to young adults in the small rural town of St. Ogg's, England. Intelligent and passionate, Maggie yearns to develop her mind and break free of the constraints of her provincial village. Though she loves her brother above anyone else, Tom's rigid, pragmatic personality often conflicts with Maggie's headstrong nature, with increasingly tragic consequences. A classic novel of development, The Mill on the Floss is George Eliot's most autobiographical work. Through the characters of Tom and Maggie, Eliot examines themes of gender, education, and personality formation, and her portrayal of the town of St. Ogg's is both a brilliant depiction of provincial narrow-mindedness and constraining social norms and an intelligent commentary on the changes to rural life brought about by the forces of industrialization. The Mill on the Floss is an enduring portrait of love, family, and individuals striving to create their own destinies, one whose words and characters resonate as vividly today as they did for Eliot's first readers.
Members Reviews:
Wanda McCaddon is amazing
What made the experience of listening to The Mill on the Floss the most enjoyable?
Wanda McCaddon's reading was just an absolute delight to listen to. She's right up there with Jim Dale in terms of using different voices for all the characters. I will definitely look for more books narrated by her.
What about Wanda McCaddons performance did you like?
Everything.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Well, it's 18 hours, so no.
Classic English Novel
I was interested until the very end... which was disappointing! But, still a good story.
FAMILIES
George Eliot is a woman by the name of Mary Anne Evans. The name George Eliot hides and explains a double standard that existed before Adam and Eve and continues through today. George Eliot transgressed morality in the 1860s by living with a married man, until his death, when writing The Mill on the Floss. The Mill on the Floss is semi-autobiographical.
Very little social stigma follows men for illicit love affairs but no review of Eliots work escapes her association with George Henry Lewes. (As noted in Wikipedia: George Henry Lewes was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. He became part of the mid-Victorian ferment of ideas which encouraged discussion of Darwinism, positivism, and religious skepticism.) Lewes became an important part of Eliots awakening as a literary artist; a role given substance by her life and experience with Lewes; not that Lewes was the source of her inherent ability, but an ability that could have been constrained, if not lost, in the social conventions of that day if not for Lewes support.
This is a wonderful classic that has as much to say about today as it did when it was published in 1860. Eliots book is not meant to change human nature (as if any book could), or the way we raise our children, but it helps explain why things happen as they do.
Only for those who love Victorian writng
ETA: Eliot can write. She has a great vocabulary, but so does a dictionary.
***************************
I finished 3 minutes ago. I will write the review later..... but this is just to explode!!!! The ending sucks. TERRIBLE ending. I think that is one of the worst endings I have ever come across.