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Another surprising discovery
George Eliot herself was the inspiration for Maggie Tulliver, and Isaac Evans, her brother, was the inspiration for Tom Tulliver in The Mill on the Floss. Griff Hollows was their childhood playground, and it is where Maggie and Tom go to fish in the novel. (Griff, a spacious two-story red brick farmhouse, was Eliot's childhood home from 1820-1841.)
The Red Deeps in The Mill on the Floss are based on Griff Hollows, which is the area between Griff and Nuneaton. It is where Maggie Tulliver had secret meetings with Philip Wakem.
Griff would live in the water if he could. If we are around a large body of water, we can't get him out of it. Water is one of his most favorite things!