# Philip Wakem — The Mill on the Floss character guide

> Philip Wakem in The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Philip, Wakem, dear Philip, Phil

**First appearance:** 0017-iii-the-new-schoolfellow

## Who they are

Hunchbacked son of Lawyer Wakem, intellectual companion and secret friend to Maggie.

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