George Eliot

Silas Marner Annotated George Eliot

Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by Mary Ann Evans, who is known by her pen name George Eliot. It was published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, it is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community. The novel is set in the early years of the 19th century. Silas Marner, a weaver, is a member of a small Calvinist congregation in Lantern Yard, a slum street in Northern England. He is falsely accused of stealing the congregation's funds while watching over the very ill deacon.