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- Author: George Eliot (Pen name of Mary Ann Evans)
- Genre: Literary Fiction
- Publication Date: April, 1861
- Publisher: Bantam Classics
- Pages: 208 (Paperback edition)
- ISBN 055321229X (Paperback edition)
- Adaptations: Silas Marner (1985 BBC TV film), The Professional(1994 film), A Simple Twist of Fate, (1994 film), Black Snake Moan, (2007 film), many others
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Silas Marner is British author George Eliot's novel of love and redemption set in a small religious community.
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Plot Synopsis
Silas Marner depicts a man who, following an unexpected betrayal and being wrongly accused of theft, is ostracized by his community and turns to hoarding money to satisfy his wounded soul... until his gold is stolen. The arrival of an orphan girl brings hope back to his life, but when it is revealed years later that the girl is actually the daughter of Silas' betrayer, only love and loyalty will decide the day.Required Reading
Silas Marner is on the curriculum in many secondary schools in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. It is also offered in India as part of English courses.
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Silas Marner on Amazon
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Silas Marner - $1.00
Wrongly accused of theft and exiled by community of Lantern Yard, Silas Marner settles in the village of Raveloe, living as a recluse and caring only for work and money. Bitter and...Amazon
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Silas Marner, The Weaver of Raveloe - $14.98
Silas Marner was a man who had everything - until he lost it all. Falsely accused of theft and driven out of his town, Silas starts life anew. One day, upon arriving home, he disco...Amazon
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Silas Marner (Spanish Edition) - $10.95
Silas Marner es un hombre desdichado que, tras un desengaño amoroso y social, huye de su ciudad y se instala como tejedor een el pueblo de Raveloe, donde lleva una vida tranquila,...Amazon
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Silas Marner (Signet Classics) - $3.95
Gentle linen weaver Silas Marner is wrongly accused of a heinous theft, and he exiles himself from the world-until he finds redemption and spiritual rebirth through his unselfish l...Amazon
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Silas Marner (Enriched Classics Series) - $3.95
Enduring Literature Illuminated by Practical ScholarshipA young orphan transforms the life of a lonely, embittered man in this novel about faith and soci...Amazon
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Silas Marner Author Information
- Mahalo's Guide to George Eliot
- Wikipedia: George Eliot
- Books and Writers: George Eliot Biography
- BBC: Coventry and Warwickshire: George Eliot History
- Warwickshire County Council: George Eliot Biography
Silas Marner Adaptations
- The links in the following timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups
- 1911: Silas Marner
- 1922: Silas Marner
- 1964: Silas Marner
- 1985: Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe
- 1994: A Simple Twist of Fate
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actually just didn't read Silas Marner. Just didn't read it, point blank.
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Oh silas marner, alg II, chemistry, life skillz, and history. You all suck so much..
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#countarthurstrong Silas Marner who are you? "where's the 2nd place you put perfume?" "pussy Galore's finger gold"
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