THE MILL ON THE FLOSS:
A Natural History
by Rosemary Ashton Boston: Twayne Publishers, (1990). First edition, first printing. First printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page. Fine and very tight in beige linen with metallic-plum embossed titles to the spine; in a fine dust jacket. A literary analysis of George Eliot's 1860 novel about the Dodson and Tulliver families. Ms. Ashton discusses the use of realism and symbolic tragedy, the influence of Darwinism, and Eliot's own history and how it affects the style of the writing. Twayne's Masterwork Studies #54. Octavo; 124 pages; notes; bibliography; index. PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! |