Silas Marner

by George Eliot, John O'Connor, Mary Anne Evans

First published: November 2003

Description

Eliot's touching novel of a miser and a little child combines the charm of a fairy tale with the humor and pathos of realistic fiction. The gentle linen weaver, Silas Marner, exiles himself to the town of Raveloe after being falsely accused of a heinous theft. There he begins to find redemption and spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love for an abandoned child he discovers in his isolated cottage.

Subjects

Weavers Social life and customs Conduct of life Foundlings Open Library Staff Picks Fiction Fathers and daughters Country life Interpersonal relations Pastoral fiction Adopted children Happiness

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