'It is coming, Maggie!' Tom said, in a deep hoarse voice, loosing the oars, and clasping her.
Title
'It is coming, Maggie!' Tom said, in a deep hoarse voice, loosing the oars, and clasping her.
Alt Text Description
Grayscale illustration of a man and woman embracing while they wait for their boat to collide with wooden debris. A storm and flood rages around them.
Description
Maggie and Tom try to escape the flood in a boat, but the current brings them towards a mass of debris. The siblings hold on to each other as they borne by the current towards certain death. (Book 7, Chapter 5)
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, 'It is coming, Maggie!' Tom said, in a deep hoarse voice, loosing the oars, and clasping her, 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/83424
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