The Mill on the Floss book summary
Maggie Tulliver grows up at Dorlcote Mill on the river Floss, a clever, impulsive, passionate girl who longs above all for the love and approval of her proud, stubborn brother Tom. When their father is ruined by a lost lawsuit, for which he blames the lawyer Wakem, Tom leaves school to work and pay off the family’s debts and shares his father’s bitter hatred of the Wakems. Maggie’s secret friendship with Philip Wakem, the lawyer’s sensitive, hunchbacked son, and later her attraction to Stephen Guest, who is courting her gentle cousin Lucy, set her heart against her loyalty to her family and the judgment of the town of St Ogg’s. George Eliot’s novel, published in 1860, draws on memories of her own childhood to portray provincial English life, the deep bond between a brother and sister and the conflict between desire and duty.
The Mill on the Floss at a glance
- Level
- C2
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 543
- Words
- about 207,461
- Unique words
- 12,824
- Estimated reading time
- 14–23 hours
- Formats
- EPUB and PDF
Reading time is an estimate at 150–250 words per minute.
Why this book is useful for C2 English learners
The Mill on the Floss is useful for C2 English learners because it gives you demanding prose, layered meaning, unusual phrasing, and vocabulary that may feel literary, historical, or highly specific. As a classic text, it lets you meet vocabulary inside a real reading flow instead of memorizing isolated words.
Vocabulary difficulty
C2 vocabulary can include rare words, formal style, irony, allusion, and subtle shifts in register. Across about 543 pages, Okuzeka helps you slow down only on the words or phrases that block understanding, so the difficulty becomes easier to manage without turning every paragraph into a translation exercise. This makes it a practical C2 vocabulary reading choice.
Recommended reading level
Best for strong readers who want challenging English texts with support only when meaning becomes unclear. If you are looking for C2 English books, this page gives you the book format, page count, category, and reading tools before you add it to your library.
Most common words in The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss contains about 207,461 words, 12,824 of them unique. These content words appear most often in the text:
- maggie×1227
- tom×1048
- tulliver×620
- mrs×583
- know×409
- philip×394
- see×380
- think×342
- thought×331
- father×325
- glegg×325
- don’t×316
How to read The Mill on the Floss with Okuzeka
Add The Mill on the Floss to your Okuzeka library, open it in the reader, and tap difficult words while you read. Okuzeka shows meanings in the sentence you are reading, lets you save useful vocabulary as flashcards, and keeps the book available across web, iOS, and Android.
- Add the book to your library.
- Read normally and tap only the words that stop you.
- Save useful words as flashcards for later review.
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The Mill on the Floss FAQ
Is The Mill on the Floss good for C2 English reading practice?
The Mill on the Floss can be used for C2 English reading because you can read the book in Okuzeka, check difficult words in context, and save vocabulary while staying inside the text.
Can I read The Mill on the Floss as an EPUB in Okuzeka?
Yes. The Mill on the Floss is available as an EPUB book in Okuzeka.
Which words appear most often in The Mill on the Floss?
The most frequent content words in the text of The Mill on the Floss are: maggie, tom, tulliver, mrs, know, philip, see, think, thought, father. The book contains about 207,461 words in total, 12,824 of them unique. While reading in Okuzeka you can tap any of these words to see the meaning they have in that sentence.
How long does it take to read The Mill on the Floss?
The Mill on the Floss has about 207,461 words. At a reading speed of 150 to 250 words per minute, that is roughly 14–23 hours of reading. This is an estimate: your own pace, and stopping to look up words, will change it.
Which formats is The Mill on the Floss available in?
The Mill on the Floss is available as EPUB and PDF. Both files can be downloaded from this page without an account. Reading it in the Okuzeka web reader, with tap-to-translate and flashcards, needs a free account.
How should I read The Mill on the Floss with Okuzeka?
Read normally first, tap only the words or phrases that stop you, and save the useful ones as flashcards. This keeps EPUB and PDF reading close to real book reading instead of constant dictionary switching.
