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This book is based on Silas Marner by George Eliot.
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This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic™ includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader contend with Eliot's subtle themes and language. Silas Marner, which first appeared in 1861, is a tale about life, love, and the need to belong. Accused of a crime he didn't... read more
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- Mr. Godfrey Cass: Add a description of this character.
- Eppie
- Silas Marner
- Master Marner
- Nancy Lammeter
- Dunstan
- Mr. Macey
- Priscilla
- Aaron
- Dolly
- Mrs. Kimble
- Sally Oates
- Dunsey
- Bryce
- Mrs. Winthrop
- Mrs. Crackenthorp
- William Dane
- Mr. Snell
- Mrs. Osgood
- Solomon
- Jem Rodney
- Sarah
- Jane
- Fowler
- Master Godfrey
- Tookey
First Sentence edit
IN THE DAYS when the spinning wheels hummed busily in the farmhouses—and even great ladies, clothed in silk and thread-lace, had their toy spinning wheels of polished oak—there might be seen, in districts far away among the lanes or deep in the bosom of the hills, certain pallid, undersized men, who, by the side of the brawny country folk, looked like the remnants of a disinherited race.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- George Eliot (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1861
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 208
Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1861
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 208
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR4670 .A1 1861
- Dewey: 823.819
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Movie Connections edit
- Silas Marner (1985) (TV) (IMDb): Staring Ben Kingsley
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