George Eliot's third novel has been reissued in the first edition of 1861. The story of cataleptic, miserly weaver, Silas Marner, is an unhappy one at the beginning of the novel. Cast out of his Calvinist community, he is left alone to accumulate a useless fortune through his loom during the new Industrial Age. But when his money is stolen and he adopts a child, his life becomes unrecognizable. Eliot's previous two novels dealt with the tragedy and the injustices faced by fallen women. And this novel continues to raise her characteristic questions about social inequalities, the effects of extreme religion, and the worth of human experience.
year: 1996, 2002, 1967, 2003
call number/section: 1000
subjects: fathers and daughters, fiction, adopted children, foundlings, weavers, england, fiction, large type books, eliot, george., 1819-1880, (marian evans), english literature, 19th century, social issues, 19th century, country life, england, pastoral fiction, social life and customs, 19th century, pastoral fiction, father-daughter relationship, orphans, domestic fiction, domestic fiction
Editions
Eliot, George
Barnes & Noble Books (1996)
Schools: 1
Eliot, George
G.K. Hall (2002)
Embittered by a false accusation and disappointed in friendship and love, the weaver Silas Marner retreats into a life alone with his loom and his gold, but fate steals his gold and replaces it with a golden-haired foundling child.
Schools: 1
Eliot, George
Penguin Books (1967)
Schools: 1
Eliot, George
Schools: 0
Eliot, George
George Eliot's third novel has been reissued in the first edition of 1861. The story of cataleptic, miserly weaver, Silas Marner, is an unhappy one at the beginning of the novel. Cast out of his Calvinist community, he is left alone to accumulate a useless fortune through his loom during the new Industrial Age. But when his money is stolen and he adopts a child, his life becomes unrecognizable. Eliot's previous two novels dealt with the tragedy and the injustices faced by fallen women. And this novel continues to raise her characteristic questions about social inequalities, the effects of extreme religion, and the worth of human experience.
Schools: 0
Eliot, George
Embittered by a false accusation and disappointed in friendship and love, the weaver Silas Marner retreats into a life alone with his loom and his gold. Fate steals his gold and replaces it with a golden-haired foundling child.
Schools: 1
Eliot, George
Penguin Books (2003)
Embittered by a false accusation and disappointed in friendship and love, the weaver Silas Marner retreats into a life alone with his loom and his gold. Fate steals his gold and replaces it with a golden-haired foundling child.
Schools: 2