Silas Marner

by George Eliot

"Silas Marner" by George Eliot is a novel published in 1861. A linen weaver, falsely accused of theft and betrayed by his closest friend, flees his community and settles in the isolated village of Raveloe. There he lives as a recluse, hoarding his gold coins until they are stolen. His lonely existence transforms when a mysterious golden-haired child wanders into his cottage one winter night, offering him an unexpected chance at redemption and belonging in a world that once cast him out.