Silas Marner
A lonely, embittered weaver, falsely accused and exiled to the village of Raveloe, hoards his gold as his only comfort—until it is stolen and a golden-haired orphan child wanders into his cottage, slowly redeeming his heart through love. Eliot’s luminous short novel is a moral fable about greed, community, and the transforming power of human affection, set in a beautifully drawn rural England. Warm, wise, and deeply satisfying, Silas Marner traces one man’s journey from isolation and despair back to faith and belonging. A perfect introduction to Eliot’s humane genius, it remains one of the best-loved and most quietly powerful novels of the Victorian age.
About the Author
Mary Ann Evans took a male name in 1857 because she wanted the novels judged as novels, and because she was living openly with George Henry Lewes, who was married and could not divorce, which had made her socially impossible in London. Silly Novels by…
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Silas Marner (1861) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter 01 | 25:20 | |
| 2 | Chapter 02 | 18:44 | |
| 3 | Chapter 03 | 25:31 | |
| 4 | Chapter 04 | 16:17 | |
| 5 | Chapter 05 | 11:44 | |
| 6 | Chapter 06 | 21:55 | |
| 7 | Chapter 07 | 11:46 | |
| 8 | Chapter 08 | 18:35 | |
| 9 | Chapter 09 | 14:50 | |
| 10 | Chapter 10 | 33:19 | |
| 11 | Chapter 11 | 43:04 | |
| 12 | Chapter 12 | 14:37 | |
| 13 | Chapter 13 | 17:02 | |
| 14 | Chapter 14 | 28:08 | |
| 15 | Chapter 15 | 3:03 | |
| 16 | Chapter 16 | 32:27 | |
| 17 | Chapter 17 | 22:39 | |
| 18 | Chapter 18 | 7:55 | |
| 19 | Chapter 19 | 20:46 | |
| 20 | Chapter 20 | 5:03 | |
| 21 | Chapter 21 | 7:33 | |
| 22 | Chapter 22 | 6:00 |
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