Summary
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by English author George Eliot; it was published on 2 April 1861. A seemingly simple story of a linen weaver, Silas Marner is notable for its strong realist bent, as well as its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community.
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