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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100451530624

ISBN-139780451530622

eBay Product ID (ePID)57202575

Product Key Features

Edition150

Book TitleSilas Marner

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Crime, General, Literary

Publication Year2007

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorGeorge Eliot

FormatUk- a Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight3.9 Oz

Item Length6.7 in

Item Width4.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"I think Silas Marner holds a higher place than any of the author's works. It is more nearly a masterpiece; it has more of that simple, rounded, consummate aspect. . .which marks a classical work."-Henry James

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Afterword byHughes, Kathryn

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal823.8

Edition DescriptionAnniversary

SynopsisGentle linen weaver Silas Marner is wrongly accused of a heinous theft, and he exiles himself from the world-until he finds redemption and spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love for an abandoned child who mysteriously appears one day at his isolated cottage. Somber, yet hopeful, Eliot's realistic depiction of an irretrievable past, tempered with the magical elements of myth and fairy tale, remains timeless in its understanding of human nature and is beloved by every generation., 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. Exiling himself to the rustic village of Raveloe, he becomes a lonely recluse. Ultimately, Marner finds redemption and spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love for an abandoned child who mysteriously appears one day in his isolated cottage. Somber, yet hopeful, Eliot's realistic depiction of an irretrievable past, tempered with the magical elements of myth and fairy tale, remains timeless in its understanding of human nature and has been beloved for generations. With an Introduction by Frederick R. Karl and an Afterword by Kathryn Hughes, In this heartwarming classic, a gentle linen weaver named Silas Marner is wrongly accused of theft actually committed by his best friend. Silas exiles himself to a rustic village, where he finds spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love of an abandoned child. Includes a new Afterword. Revised reissue.