The Secret Life of Books - Season 2 - Eps 3: The Mill on the Floss
Multi-award-winning actor and director Fiona Shaw explores the genesis of her all-time favourite book, The Mill on the Floss, and discovers how the scandal that caused George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) to take a male pen name was also played out in the plot of her classic novel about a woman's thwarted intellectual ambitions and conflicting sexual desires.
About The Secret Life of Books
Title: The Secret Life of Books
First Air Date: 2014-09-02
Last Air Date: 2015-11-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 12
Network: BBC Four
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Classic books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their personal insights to these great works.
