Silas Marner
by George Eliot
Taste attributes: dramafamilyhistoricalfresh & originalwholesomelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, good-natured novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like warmth over edge.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
3.8 / 5
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About This Book
Eliot's touching novel of a miser and a little child combines the charm of a fairy tale with the humor and pathos of realistic fiction. The gentle linen weaver, Silas Marner, exiles himself to the town of Raveloe after being falsely accused of a heinous theft. There he begins to find redemption and spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love for an abandoned child he discovers in his isolated cottage.
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- Author
- George Eliot
- Published
- 1861
- Pages
- 241
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- Open Library
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