Silas Marner

Silas Marner is George Eliot's novel about a weaver who withdraws from society after being falsely accused of theft in his former religious community. In the village of Raveloe, his savings become his chief source of security until their disappearance leaves him desolate. The arrival of the young child Eppie gives him responsibilities that gradually restore human connection. Her upbringing also exposes the consequences of concealed parentage and social privilege in the Cass family. Through domestic life and village relationships, Eliot makes patient care more important than either inherited status or material possession.