{"product_id":"silas-marner","title":"Silas Marner","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published on 2 April 1861, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells the story of a solitary weaver whose life is shaped by betrayal, loss and an unwavering devotion to his craft. Driven from the religious community in which he once found purpose, Silas settles in the rural village of Raveloe, where he withdraws from human companionship and comes to treasure his accumulated gold above all else. When his savings are stolen and an unexpected child enters his home, his carefully guarded existence begins to change. The child, Eppie, gradually draws him back into the life of the village and offers him a form of belonging he had thought permanently lost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong George Eliot’s most intimate and enduring novels, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores faith, redemption, parenthood and the quiet importance of human kindness. Its portrait of rural English life is rich with local character and gentle humour, while its moral vision questions the value of wealth, social standing and inherited privilege. More compact than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mill on the Floss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it distils Eliot’s remarkable psychological insight into a deeply affecting story about the transformative power of love and community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“In old days there were angels who came and took men by the hand and led them away from the city of destruction.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— George Eliot, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The most flawless of George Eliot’s works.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Joan Bennett, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Eliot: Her Mind and Her Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64184820302154,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/products\/silas-marner","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}