The Mill on the Floss

1860

Dartmouth Book Arts Workshop

Printed by Amanda Carye, 2007

‘I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.’ So wrote George Eliot in The Mill on the Floss (1860). Eliot is one of Amanda Carye’s favourite authors. In 2007 she printed the text on paper, cut it up and placed it on thicker card. She then arranged the text in an accordion style binding, hinging each component with paper. The creation of the box was learnt in the Book Arts Workshop. This ‘out of the box’ creation, a perfect combination of letterpress and bookbinding, gained an ‘Honorable Mention’ in the Book Arts Awards, 2007.