Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by Mary Ann Evans (George
Eliot). It was published in 1861 An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, the
novel is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of
issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community.
The novel is set in the early years of the 19th century. Silas Marner, a weaver, is a
member of a small Calvinist congregation in Lantern Yard, a slum stree ...