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In the early years of this century, such a linen-weaver, named Silas Marner, worked at his vocation in a stone cottage that stood among the nutty hedgerows near the village of Raveloe, and not far from the edge of a deserted stone-pit. The questionable sound of Silas's loom, so unlike the natural cheerful trotting of the winnowing-machine, or ...
Sally Oates. Silas’s neighbor and the wheelwright’s wife. Silas eases the pain of Sally’s heart disease and dropsy with a concoction he makes out of foxglove. A list of all the characters in Silas Marner. Silas Marner characters include: Silas Marner , Godfrey Cass , Nancy Lammeter .
There are two plots in Silas Marner: Silas' rejection of humanity and his redemption, and the plot involving Godfrey and his two wives. The two plots are not unrelated, however. In the beginning, there is little connection between them, but by the end of the tale they are inseparable. A glance at the events outlined above shows how this happens.
In the early years of this century, such a linen–weaver, named Silas Marner, worked at his vocation in a stone cottage that stood among the nutty hedgerows near the village of Raveloe, and not far from the edge of a deserted stone–pit. The questionable sound of Silas's loom, so unlike the natural cheerful trotting of the winnowing–machine ...
Full title Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe. Author George Eliot. Type of Work Novel. Genre Victorian novel, novel of manners, pastoral fiction. Language English. Time and place written 1860–61, London. Date of first publication 1861. Publisher William Blackwood and Sons.
About Silas Marner. The classic novel of hope, redemption, and the indomitable human spirit, from beloved novelist George Eliot. In this heartwarming classic by George Eliot, a gentle linen weaver named Silas Marner is wrongly accused of a heinous theft actually committed by his best friend.
The Interdependence of Faith and Community. In one sense Silas Marner can be seen simply as the story of Silas’s loss and regaining of his faith. But one could just as easily describe the novel as the story of Silas’s rejection and subsequent embrace of his community. In the novel, these notions of faith and community are closely linked.
