The Secret Life of Books (2014)

S2E3 The Mill on the Floss

Acclaimed actor and director Fiona Shaw delves into the origins of her cherished book, The Mill on the Floss, uncovering the scandal that led George Eliot, originally Mary Ann Evans, to adopt a male pseudonym. She finds parallels between Eliot's own experiences and the narrative of her timeless novel, which intricately weaves themes of a woman's unfulfilled intellectual aspirations and her complex romantic yearnings.