Silas Marner by George Eliot

"Silas Marner" by George Eliot is a novel published in 1861. A wrongly accused weaver flees his community after betrayal destroys his faith and future. He settles in rural Raveloe, living as a reclusive miser obsessed with hoarding gold coins. When his treasure is stolen, despair overwhelms him—until a mysterious child appears at his door on a snowy night. This unexpected arrival transforms his bitter existence, drawing him back into society and giving him a new purpose, even as hidden secrets threaten to upend his fragile happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Eliot, George, 1819-1880
Title Silas Marner
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_Marner
Reading Level Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject England -- Fiction
Subject Domestic fiction
Subject Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
Subject Adopted children -- Fiction
Subject Foundlings -- Fiction
Subject Weavers -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 550
Release Date
Last Update Oct 27, 2025
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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