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Silas Marner

Silas Marner

by Eliot, George, 1819-1880

BookID: 550

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

England -- FictionDomestic fictionFathers and daughters -- FictionAdopted children -- Fiction

Description

"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.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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