Mill on the Floss, The

Mill on the Floss, The
a novel (1860) by George Eliot.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Mill on the Floss —   First edition title page …   Wikipedia

  • (the) Mill on the Floss — The Mill on the Floss [The Mill on the Floss] a novel (1860) by George Eliot. It is mainly about the relationship between a brother and sister, Tom and Maggie Tulliver, who live in a ↑mill (= a building where grain is ground into flour) on the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mill on the Floss — Mill on the Floss, The (1860) a novel by George Eliot about Maggie Tulliver, the daughter of a ↑miller, and her brother, Tom …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Mill on the Floss — a novel (1860) by George Eliot. It is mainly about the relationship between a brother and sister, Tom and Maggie Tulliver, who live in a mill (= a building where grain is ground into flour) on the river Floss. It describes their childhood and a… …   Universalium

  • Mill on the Floss, The — a novel (1860) by George Eliot …   Useful english dictionary

  • floss — (n.) rough silk, 1759, perhaps from Fr. floche tuft of wool (16c.), from O.Fr. floc tuft, lock, from L. floccus tuft of wool. Or from an unrecorded O.E. or O.N. word from the root found in Du. flos plush (17c.). Cf. the surname Flossmonger,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • The Murder Man — Directed by Tim Whelan Produced by Harry Rapf …   Wikipedia

  • The Golden Age of Ballooning — Filmdaten Originaltitel The Golden Age of Ballooning Produktionsland Großbritannien …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Pilgrim's Progress — For the Kula Shaker album, see Pilgrims Progress (album). The Pilgrim s Progress   …   Wikipedia

  • the pen is mightier than the sword — Cf. CICERO De Officiis I. xxii. cedant arma togae, arms give way to persuasion. 1582 G. WHETSTONE Heptameron of Civil Discourses iii. The dashe of a Pen, is more greeuous then the counter use of a Launce. a 1712 W. KING Eagle & Robin in Poetical… …   Proverbs new dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”