Oxford World's Classics Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, (Paperback)

from FrancescaForrest

I liked this for lots of reasons that didn't relate to the plot or the execution of the plot: namely, for historical details about weaving (that one person in a village would have a loom set up in their house and would take in spun flax from the rest of the villagers and would turn it into cloth ...

from DrLed

A book you haven't read since high school is on the list for the 2016 Reading Challenge. Synopsis: A young weaver, Silas Marner, is betrayed by his best friend and subsequently leaves his home to find a place to live near a small village. Although he is prosperous, he exists as a poverty stricken...

from carissa8402

This too I had to read for a class when I was much younger, and I hated it!! Once again, I've read it on my own and I fell in love with it. Great book! One of my favorites.

from lkernagh

It took me a little bit of time - and concentration - to settle into the story. I found Eliot's writing style to be a wordy and probably better suited for reading than listening to (especially if you are like me and tend to multi-task while listening to an audiobook!) Silas Marner is one of those...

from AlexTheHunn

What a lovely book that I put off reading for far too long. Eliot weaves important themes through her tale of Silas and Eppie. We see human and earthly values put into perspective and we see humanity in its frailty and in its strength. It may have a bit of a saccharine element by twentieth centur...