Name: Silas Marner
Rating: 3.467741935483871 (93 reviews)
ISBN: 9780460875684

George Eliot

Peter Mudford

Placed side by side, the stories of Silas Marner 1861, The lifted veil 1859 and brother jacob 1864 illustrate how some of George Eliot's intellectual and personal concerns coalesced in a period of particular fruitfulness.

The Lifted Veil ; Brother Jacob

Silas Marner

After suffering betrayal and rejection, Silas Marner leaves his community to settle in a strange place. There the lonely weaver becomes obsessed with accumulating money, until one day a little golden-haired orphan girl wanders into his home. Set at the beginning of the industrial revolution, Silas Marner weaves a telling social commentary into an inspiring tale of love and redemption.

The most interesting consideration for me was the idea that Eliot presents about how we ascribe blame for immoral things, in this case Godfrey sort of blaming all his woes (vices, his secret wife and child, etc) on the bad influence of his little brother rather than taking any accountability. 

Clark Louis

Silas Marner is a wholesome story, with a nice and simple plot. The book doesn't have a whole pile of action, but is a good read nonetheless. 

Aistė

Silas Marner (Bantam Classics)

Charlotte J. Ruth

Q. D. Leavis

the weaver of Raveloe

Lulwa

The simplicity of the story is what attracted me most, such a light read it was to brighten my mood, with lovely characters that I learned a lot from. I got attached to certain characters in the village, it is a shame that I had to part and leave them behind. 

It brought back all those Jane Austen’s novels’ vibes in a charming way. 
 I won’t give the plot out but if you’re a fan of Austen, you should give a try. You’ll definitely love it!

After wrongly being branded a thief, Silas Marner loses both his fiancee and his faith. Driven from the religious community where his reputation is so besmirched, the embittered Silas settles at Ravensloe, where he leads a reclusive life as a weaver. When an orphaned child finds her way into Silas's house he is given the chance to transform his life. His fate, and that of the little girl he adopts, is entwined with Godfrey Cass, son of the village squire, who, like Silas, is trapped by his past.

Silas Marner The Lifted Veil ; Brother Jacob

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