<b>The classic novel of hope, redemption, and the indomitable human spirit, from beloved novelist George Eliot.</b> <p/>In this heartwarming classic by George Eliot, a gentle linen weaver named Silas Marner is wrongly accused of a heinous theft actually committed by his best friend. Exiling himself to the rustic village of Raveloe, he becomes a lonely recluse. Ultimately, Marner finds redemption and spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love for an abandoned child who mysteriously appears one day in his isolated cottage. <p/> Somber, yet hopeful, Eliot's realistic depiction of an irretrievable past, tempered with the magical elements of myth and fairy tale, remains timeless in its understanding of human nature and has been beloved for generations. <p/><b>With an Introduction by Frederick R. Karl <br>and an Afterword by Kathryn Hughes</b><br><br><b>Author:</b> George Eliot<br><b>Publisher:</b> Signet Book<br><b>Published:</b> 08/07/2007<br><b>Pages:</b> 208<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.25lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.60h x 4.10w x 0.60d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780451530622<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 9.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 14<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>718 / Silas Marner<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>George Eliot </b>(Mary Ann Evans Cross [1819-80]) received an ordinary education and, upon leaving school at the age of sixteen, embarked on a program of independ