Silas Marner
The Weaver of Raveloe
Author: George Eliot and Chris Bohjalian Series: Modern Library Classics
As a young man, Silas Marner had been wrongly expelled from the religious community of Lantern Yard. Embittered by the experience, the weaver settled in Raveloe, where he became a selfish and lonely miser. But when his money is stolen and an orphan child is left on his doorstep, his true character comes to the surface.
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Summary
As a young man, Silas Marner had been wrongly expelled from the religious community of Lantern Yard. Embittered by the experience, the weaver settled in Raveloe, where he became a selfish and lonely miser. But when his money is stolen and an orphan child is left on his doorstep, his true character comes to the surface.
Description
Eliot's penetrating portrayal of a miser who learns to love an orphaned and abandoned child, this novel is a cherished masterwork and a moving story of redemption by the one of the Victorian era's most accomplished novelists.
Critic Reviews
“"I think Silas Marner holds a higher place than any of the author's works. It is more nearly a masterpiece; it has more of that simple, rounded, consummate aspect. . .which marks a classical work."-Henry James From the Paperback edition.”
"I think Silas Marner holds a higher place than any of the author's works. It is more nearly a masterpiece; it has more of that simple, rounded, consummate aspect. . .which marks a classical work."—Henry James
About the Author
Chris Bohjalian is the author of Midwives, The Law of Similars, and Transsister Radio, among other books. His new novel, Buffalo Soldier, about a foster child will be published in May. He lives in Vermont.
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