# Silas Marner

> George Eliot's tender fable follows a betrayed, miserly weaver whose hoarded gold is stolen and replaced by an abandoned child, in a moving parable of loss, community and quiet redemption.

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## About
A lonely weaver, cast out of his old life by a false accusation, hoards his gold in a cottage on the edge of a village, until one winter night the gold vanishes and a golden-haired child appears in its place on his hearth.What it's aboutSilas Marner tells the story of a linen weaver who, wrongly disgraced and exiled from his religious community, settles as an outsider in the village of Raveloe and pours all his love into the money he earns. When the money is stolen and, soon after, an orphaned toddler wanders into his home, Silas is slowly drawn back into human warmth and belonging, with consequences that reach across the years and touch the guilty and the innocent alike.ThemesEliot explores redemption through love, the corrosive isolation of greed, and the way community and duty can heal a wounded soul. The novel weighs the claims of blood against the bonds of care, the hidden workings of consequence, and the quiet grace by which an ordinary life can be restored.Why it still mattersShorter and warmer than Eliot's great social novels, Silas Marner distils her moral vision into an almost fairy-tale clarity. Its faith that human connection can redeem even the most withered heart has kept it deeply beloved, and its portrait of village life is drawn with affection and wisdom.Who it's forFor readers wanting an accessible way into George Eliot, for lovers of gentle, morally rich fiction, and for anyone who responds to stories of loss redeemed by unexpected love.

Sources and references
Verified references for this edition: Open Library, WorldCat, George Eliot on Wikipedia.

## Specifications
- author: George Eliot
- publisher: DotBooks
- imprint: DotBooks
- synopsis: The story centers on Silas Marner, a weaver living in the English village of Raveloe, and his relationships with his neighbors.
- language: en
- binding: Perfect Bound
- pages: 243
- format: paperback
- oclc: 32728217
- openlibrary: OL20874W