'What am I to write, father?' said Tom.
Title
'What am I to write, father?' said Tom.
Alt Text Description
Grayscale illustration of a family in a study. The father directs the son to write an oath in the bible, while the daughter and mother plead no.
Description
Mr. Tulliver, upset that Mr. Wakem has bought Dorlcote Mill and asked Tulliver to work for him, makes Tom write in the family Bible that Mr. Tulliver will work for Wakem but wishes evil upon Wakem. Then he tells Tom to write that he, Tom, will avenge his father one day. Mrs. Tulliver and Maggie look on with reproach and horror. (Book 3, Chapter 9)
Illustrator
Allen, Walter James
Publisher
George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Date
1889
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Work Illustrated
The Mill on the Floss
Citation
Allen, Walter James, 'What am I to write, father?' said Tom, George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83420
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