Silas marner

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Gold! - his own gold - brought back to him as mysteriously as it had been taken away! Falsely accused of theft, Silas Marner is cut off from his community but finds refuge in the village of Raveloe, where he is eyed with distant suspicion. Like a spider from a fairy-tale, Silas fills fifteen monotonous years with weaving and accumulating gold. The son of the wealthy local Squire, Godfrey Cass also seeks an escape from his past. One snowy winter, two events change the course of their lives: Silas's gold is stolen and, a child crawls across his threshold. Combining the qualities of a fable with a rich evocation of rural life in the early years of the nineteenth century, Silas Marner (1861) is a masterpiece of construction and a powerful meditation on the value of communal bonds in a mysterious world. Features Summary Falsely accused, cut off from his past, Silas the weaver is reduced to a spider-like existence, endlessly weaving his web and hoarding his gold. Meanwhile... Author George Eliot (Author), Juliette Atkinson (Editor) Publisher Oxford UniversityPress Release date 20170727 Pages 256 ISBN 0-19-872464-0 ISBN 13 978-0-19-872464-3

 Author(s): George Eliot  Title: Silas Marner  ISBN: 0 460 01121 9  Publisher:  J.M Dent and Sons  This Edition: Everyman's Library no. 1121  Year of Publication: 1973  Place Of Publication: Great Britain  First Published: 1861  Binding: paperback  Number of pages:246  Weight: 239g  Condition: Good  Please see pictures below, as these form part of the description.    

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