Silas Marner

Name: Silas Marner
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: George Eliot
ISBN: 9781400186082

Author: George Eliot

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/07/2010

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Silas Marner, which first appeared in 1861, is a tale about life, love, and the need to belong. Accused of a crime he didn't commit and unjustly forced from his home town, Silas the weaver lives a reclusive and godless life, finding love and companionship only in material objects. It takes the theft of his gold and the discovery of an abandoned infant to remind him of the importance of human relationships and faith.

Author George Eliot carefully weaves the interaction of plot and character, and, in so doing, depicts Silas Marner's redemption and rebirth through his love and protection of the orphaned girl and the possibility of losing her. Throughout the book, Eliot also takes the opportunity to voice her feelings about industrialization, religion, and social class distinctions.

About George Eliot

George Eliot is the masculine pen name of Mary Ann Evans (1819–1880), one of Victorian England's leading novelists. Her first stories appeared in Blackwood's magazine, followed by such novels as The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, and Middlemarch. Her work was popular with critics and the public alike, and in later years her novels were especially valued for their detailed portrayals of rural English life.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Linda on 2011-10-14 15:05:39

Back in the day I was not a fan of classics while in high school and didnt have the patience to read them. This turned out to be a very fortunate turn of events for me as I now catch up on all of the wonders of that genre. Silas Marner is one of my favorite reads so far. I just finished the audio book today and see that this is a tale for todays citizens to reflect upon. Religion, treachery, saviors, absolution, morality and immorality, wasted years, found years, redemption, people standing for something in the face of ugly coersion. Amazing and I loved it!

Goodreads review by Baba on June 06, 2022

George Eliot's deservedly revered classic - a profound and powerful tale about love, loyalty, reward, punishment, fate and fortitude perfectly capturing the early years of the 19th century yet still communicating its message today. A wonderful read. 8 out of 12. 2012 read......more

Goodreads review by Henry on June 06, 2024

An innocent young man Silas Marner, is accused of stealing Church money, the actual crime committed by his best friend, William, (a common occurrence ?) the culprit wants Silas's fiancee, Sarah. She soon rejects Silas, but not the treacherous William. The distraught weaver flees Lantern Yard, when h......more

Goodreads review by Michael on April 10, 2008

When I was a teen, I heard that Silas Marner was a horrid old book about a rotten old miser and that I never wanted to read it. My Thanks to modern day Steve Martin who has updated several classics (ie Cyrano de Bergerac's 'Roxane') and 'Silas Marner' with modern movies that beautifully hold true to......more

Goodreads review by Tim on December 01, 2022

I read Silas Marner when I was a freshman at Michigan State University for one of my American Thought and Language classes. I loved the book until I discovered the last 30 pages were missing in my copy of the book, and I no longer had the store receipt. Also, I didn't have the time or money to go bu......more