The Mill On The Floss

There's a bit of "Romeo and Juliet" in here, a trace of the Hatfields and the McCoys, and little pieces of several other stories. Livesey owns a mill on the Floss River in Lincolnshire in England. An irrigation scheme is planned by the local lord, but Livesey intends to maintain his water rights, despite the legal machinations of Aylmer, who represents the estate. There's a lawsuit and an angry trial, and Livesey loses everything he's worked for. Meanwhile, his son, Mason, is trying to raise some money to pay off Livesey's debts and keep the old fellow from winding up in servitude. Livesey's daughter, Fitzgerald, falls in love with Aylmer's crippled son, Lawton. Li...