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Silas Marner
Betrayed by his best friend, he locked himself away with his money for 15 years. Then a toddler walked in and ruined his plan. 🧶
Who it's for
Silas is falsely accused of theft by his best friend and cast out by his congregation, and he responds by shutting down: fifteen years of weaving, counting gold and seeing no one.
Feelings it meets
What it is
George Eliot's 1861 novel follows Silas Marner, a weaver in the small religious community of Lantern Yard who is falsely accused of stealing the congregation's funds, apparently framed by his best friend William Dane, and loses his fiancee, his faith and his place in the community. He moves to the village of Raveloe, where he lives in isolation, weaving and hoarding the gold he earns.
Where to find it
Public domain in the US; free on Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, with free LibriVox audiobooks. Also widely in print (Penguin Classics, Oxford World's Classics and others), in libraries (Libby/.
Before you start
Heads up: A mother's death after opium use.
Age: Ages 12+
We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 75
