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Silas Marner
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Overview
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by Mary Ann Evans, published under the pseudonym George Eliot. The realist novel portrays the life of a weaver in 1800s England against the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution. The novel has been adapted into films, radio plays, theatrical productions, and television shows.
This guide refers to the 2021 Alma Classics edition.
Content Warning: This guide discusses addiction and depression, which feature in Silas Marner.
Plot Summary
Silas Marner is set in the early 19th century. The eponymous Silas Marner is a working-class weaver who lives in the village of Raveloe in Northern England. Since he does not come from Raveloe, many of the locals treat him with suspicion. He lives alone on the edge of the town, and he occasionally experiences undiagnosed convulsive fits. Silas previously lived in a different region of Northern England, called Lantern Yard. However, he was forced to leave after being falsely accused of stealing from his local church, where he was also a member of the congregation. The people of Lantern Yard drove Silas out of town, forcing him to end his engagement to a local woman. His former fiancée instead married William Dane, Silas’s supposed best friend, who may have framed Silas for the theft.
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