george eliot illustrated horace thompson (1 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Merrill and Baker, New York.1894. 491 pgs. Vi, 381 pgs; vi, 363 pgs. Illustrated with photogravures from drawings. First, Thus. Bound in brown decorated cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the front pastedown. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Drawing on George Eliot's own childhood experiences to craft an unforgettable story of first love, sibling rivalry and regret. Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver worships her brother Tom and is desperate to win the approval of her parents, but her passionate, wayward nature and her fierce intelligence bring her into constant conflict with her family. As she reaches adulthood, the clash between their expectations and her desires is painfully played out as she finds herself torn between her relationships with three very different men: her proud and stubborn brother; hunchbacked Tom Wakem, the son of her family's worst enemy; and the charismatic but dangerous Stephen Guest. With its poignant portrayal of sibling relationships, The Mill on the Floss is considered George Eliot's most autobiographical novel; it is also one of her most powerful and moving. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.