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Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe - George Eliot, Chris Bohjalian
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe
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Eliot's penetrating portrayal of a miser who learns to love an orphaned and abandoned child, this novel is a cherished masterwork and a moving story of redemption by the one of the Victorian era's most accomplished novelists.
Eliot's penetrating portrayal of a miser who learns to love an orphaned and abandoned child, this novel is a cherished masterwork and a moving story of redemption by the one of the Victorian era's most accomplished novelists.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780375757495 (037575749X)
Publisher: Modern Library
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
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Burfobookalicious
Burfobookalicious rated it
4.5 All that glitters is not gold...
I have previously reviewed the delights of ‘Middlemarch’ (see blogpost dated 1/1/17), which is generally regarded as the pinnacle of George Eliot’s literary achievements and undoubtedly it is a masterpiece. I also catapulted ‘Adam Bede’ onto my favourites shelf (see post dated 10/6/17) and so I came...
"So it goes."
"So it goes." rated it
5.0 Silas Marner -- Reading/Rereading the classics
Funny story: I have my mom's copy of this (another pre-ISBN book I own...) I bought myself a Kindle copy but that's not the funny part. The funny part is that I read this ages ago, with my mother when I was very young. We read it together. She had read it with her mother, so I guess it was supposed ...
EpicFehlReader
EpicFehlReader rated it
3.0 Silas Marner by George Eliot
A gentle linen weaver named Silas Marner is wrongly accused of theft actually committed by his best friend. Exiling himself to the rustic village of Raveloe, he becomes a lonely recluse. Ultimately, Marner finds spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love of an abandoned child who mysteriously appe...
Karen's books
Karen's books rated it
5.0 Good Classic Stuff!
This book was chosen by a member of my local book club because it was recommended to her and one that she had always wanted to read. I was not even familiar with the title, although I have certainly heard of the author. For me the story doesn't really pick up steam until about the half-way point, ...
A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it
2.0 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe
'Silas Marner' is George Eliot boiled and drained, and what's left is more like an allegory or a fable than a novel. The lesson against parsimony and categorical judgement of our neighbors weighs heavy and overrules the characterization.In her first two novels there was considerable time spent on de...
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