Silas Marner

Silas Marner (1861) is anovel by George Eliot (1819-1880) , one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. George Eliot is Mary Ann Evans' pseudonym. Silas Marner tells the story of a weaver in a small religious community, Lantern Yard, in the earlier years of the 19th century. It is a tale of betrayal, gold, and love, encased in the elegant symmetrical structure so popular in traditional English fiction.