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Silas Marner

by George Eliot
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George Eliot's Silas Marner is a 19th-century tale of injustice, betrayal, love and faith. It tells the story of a simple and hard-working weaver who is falsely accused of theft, stigmatized by the local community and pushed to leave his native town to live as a recluse. Leading a hermit's life, he spends all his time at the spinning wheel. His labor enables him to amass loads of gold which, to his great misfortune, are stolen from him. Amidst his disconsolate existence, fate rewards the poor weaver when a golden-haired little girl comes at his door on a winter's night. Silas decides to adopt the parentless child and names her Eppie after his deceased mother. The lovable girl succeeds in giving meaning and purpose to Silas' life. In one of the story's subplots, the child's father is revealed to be the son of the town's major landowner. Eppie refuses to leave Silas, however, and her natural father keeps on flooding them with valuable gifts. The thief of Silas' gold is eventually found dead and the money is given back to its owner. The narrative ends happily when Eppie, who grows up to be a source of respect and pride for her adoptive father in the town, marries the son of Silas' amiable neighbor.

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Publisher: Deadtree Publishing

Kindle Book

  • Release date: March 14, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9781780008394
  • Release date: March 14, 2013

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781780008394
  • File size: 171 KB
  • Release date: March 14, 2013

Open EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781780008394
  • File size: 172 KB
  • Release date: March 14, 2013

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Open EPUB ebook

subjects

Classic Literature Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1330
Text Difficulty:10-12

George Eliot's Silas Marner is a 19th-century tale of injustice, betrayal, love and faith. It tells the story of a simple and hard-working weaver who is falsely accused of theft, stigmatized by the local community and pushed to leave his native town to live as a recluse. Leading a hermit's life, he spends all his time at the spinning wheel. His labor enables him to amass loads of gold which, to his great misfortune, are stolen from him. Amidst his disconsolate existence, fate rewards the poor weaver when a golden-haired little girl comes at his door on a winter's night. Silas decides to adopt the parentless child and names her Eppie after his deceased mother. The lovable girl succeeds in giving meaning and purpose to Silas' life. In one of the story's subplots, the child's father is revealed to be the son of the town's major landowner. Eppie refuses to leave Silas, however, and her natural father keeps on flooding them with valuable gifts. The thief of Silas' gold is eventually found dead and the money is given back to its owner. The narrative ends happily when Eppie, who grows up to be a source of respect and pride for her adoptive father in the town, marries the son of Silas' amiable neighbor.

Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Deadtree Publishing

    Kindle Book
    Release date: March 14, 2013

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781780008394
    Release date: March 14, 2013

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781780008394
    File size: 171 KB
    Release date: March 14, 2013

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781780008394
    File size: 172 KB
    Release date: March 14, 2013

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1330
    Text Difficulty: 10-12
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