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Falsely accused of a robbery, Silas Marner packs up & moves to a new town only to become a victim of robbery himself. He finds solace in rescuing a young girl & raising her as his own.

I forgot just how much I like this. The story of Silas finding joy after all he has been through, the love between Eppie & Silas, & of course how the wealthy take being told no (very poorly). Of course, listening to an Irish accent read this was perfect.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

This is my favorite of the books I‘ve read by George Eliot. I enjoyed how the characters‘ stories were woven together, and how Silas and Eppie found and helped each other to better lives. These characters were much more real to me than some of Eliot‘s others.

📷: I listened as I worked getting the drill ready to plant sunflowers and other jobs around the farm.

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#Reading1001 #TBRTakedown July 2025

I remember reading this in school. I thought it was wonderful back then and I'm glad I've just read it again as an adult.

The garden was fenced with stones on two sides, but in front there was an open fence, through which the flowers shone with answering gladness, as the four united people came within sight of them.
“O father,” said Eppie, what a pretty home ours is! I think nobody could be happier than we are.”
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Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her works are known for their realism, psychological insight, sense of place and detailed depiction of the countryside. Middlemarch was described by the novelist Virginia Woolf as "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people.”
#WomensHistoryMonth #MaryAnnEvans #GeorgeEliot ?

George Eliot is normally one of my favorite writers, but I didn‘t care for this one. It felt preachy and condescending. And it was missing the beautiful prose I‘ve come to expect from her writing.

In the days when the spinning-wheels hummed busily in the farmhouses— and even great ladies, clothed in silk and threadlace, had their toy spinning-wheels of polished oak— there might be seen, in districts far away among the lanes, or deep in the bosom of the hills, certain pallid undersized men, who, by the side of the brawny country-folk, looked like the remnants of a disinherited race.
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“O father,” said Eppie, “what a pretty home ours is! I think nobody could be happier than we are.”
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Silas Marner, coffee and the bit of homemade raspberry coulis that didn‘t fit in the serving bowl for breakfast. Coffee and raspberries go really well together!

What‘s in a name? 🌹

1. Seanan McGuire, aka Mira Grant, aka A. Deborah Baker
2. I really actually kind of love this book.
3. If it‘s well known, and the author wants it known, like McGuire or King, sure. But authors who want to publish solely under a pseudonym should be given that privacy.

#SundayFunday Have a great day, and don‘t forget to tag me!

This is such a beautiful book. Silas Marner is a weaver that is falsely accused of stealing and leaves his home to a new country. There he becomes a loner and a miser who has completely lost faith, until a two year old baby girl comes into his life restoring everything he once believed about humanity and himself.

In the days when the spinning-wheels hummed busily in the farmhouses— and even great ladies, clothed in silk and threadlace, had their toy spinning-wheels of polished oak— there might be seen, in districts far away among the lanes, or deep in the bosom of the hills, certain pallid undersized men, who, by the side of the brawny country-folk, looked like the remnants of a disinherited race.
#SilasMarner #GeorgeEliot #Classics #Fiction #Literature 📚

Time to dive into some classics!

1. 👆🏻 I adore this book so much! ❤️❤️
2. Wuthering Heights. I did not enjoy this one. 🤣
3. Something by Coulson Whitehead, I‘m sure. Underground Railroad or The Nickel Boys.

#sundayfunday Have an awesome day, and don‘t forget to tag me!

Drinking lychee juice 🥤
Reading Silas Marner 📚
Rereading aloud multiple times, and in multiple voices(I‘ll lose my mind)- Peppa Pig‘s Sleepover.

#quaranreads #currentread #classicschallenge2020

“O father,” said Eppie, “what a pretty home ours is! I think nobody could be happier than we are.”
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“That drawing o‘ the lots is dark; but the child was sent to me; there‘s dealings with us—there‘s dealings.”

Page 35/157😌

Another pic of a card explaining Van Gogh‘s connections with English novels!

Silas Marner is my fave book by George Eliot, I love it more than Middlemarch or the Mill on the Floss (tho I like all George Eliot in general). I‘m glad to see Van Gogh agreed

A simple story about a weaver, Silas Marner, who has had misfortunes and exiled himself until a blessing comes his way.

Another school reading! I‘ve officially signed up for two more English classes this summer, trying to get this English degree under my belt!

When Silas Marner, a weaver, is falsely accused of stealing the congregation's funds, his life is shattered. He leaves for Raveloe, a rural community where he is unknown. Here he lives an isolated life, saving and cherishing the gold he earns by weaving as his only diversion. When his money is stolen Silas gets very depressed until a little girl walks into his house to stay.
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In the days when the spinning-wheels hummed busily in the farmhouses- and even great ladies, clothed in silk and threadlace, had their toy spinning-wheels of polished oak- there might be seen, in districts far away among the lanes, or deep in the bosom of the hills, certain pallid undersized men, who, by the side of the brawny country-folk, looked like the remnants of a disinherited race.
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If I remember right, Silas Marner begins with the sad death of a young mother in the snow.

This is *that* book for me. I read it in school & hated the experience of reading it, but it was the one class book I thought I'd probably like if I read in real life. (Reading aloud around the class = pain & misery!) Tried and failed again last year. One day! Maybe.

#winterkills #winterwonderland

Im trying to catch up on the challenges and have gone back to one of the highlights of my litsy classics challenge this year. When miserly silas driven away from society finds an angelic child Eppie on his hearth his love for her over the next twenty years is totally unconditional.

I like this book a bit too much.

Silas marner is man who suffers a cruel wrong, and then he is ostracised in his community as a miserly eccentric loving his gold hoarf. After a theft an almost religious incident allows his redemption through an angelic orphan. I loved this book and its picture of an England moving from an agrarian to industrial society, the curious religious groups prevalent, and much more. My 1st George elliot and now i hope to move on to middlemarch.
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I like a margin note in a second hand book especially when it sheds some light on a tricky literary point, im not saying that this is blooming obvious but it has made me smile
"silas finds money gone- fear, panic,pity, desolation"
Things are generally not going well for silas marner
#LitsyClassics

I had no idea the word "drab" was a literal colour at first, and the figurative sense followed. Silas Marner is 1861 so this usage is just before the figurative sense.

Love learning new words, or new (old) meanings of words! And any excuse to look stuff up on etymonline.com ?
#wordoftheday

I don't know much about current typesetting best practices but I'm betting no one would set a book like this anymore. Hello, wall of text! Tiiiny indents and margins. This edition pub'd 1960 I think. Also betting most editors would break up page-long paragraphs now too haha

Really enjoying this so far! my first time reading Eliot.

Iced green tea latte and some reading before errands makes for a great start to the day. Hope everyone is having/had/will have a great Saturday morning ❤

(Also... Thanks for the super creepy cover art, Signet Classics 😂)

As @Cinfhen didn't know George Eliot (aka Mary Anne Evans) was a pen name, & also when my lecturer asked my class at Uni whether Eliot was male or female most people said male, I thought I would use HER for #oneofus as it's likely that some other Littens may not know this fact. Shown above are some of the reasons she may have chosen to use a pen name. #abbainaugust

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#10booksthatchangedme Day 8

Absolutely amazing. Both the story and the story of the author. I'm surprised it hasn't been made into more movies (there is a Steve Martin movie but they changed the title). It's one of those classics with an ugly cover but amazing story b

I recommend it to all🖤
A beautiful classical book.
Quite enjoyable.
Gives u a glimpse of the lives of the ordinary people .

Sometimes George Eliot reaches Jane Austen levels of snark. ?
"She actually said 'mate' for 'meat,' ''appen' for 'perhaps,' and 'oss' for 'horse,' which, to young ladies living in good Lytherly society, who habitually said 'orse, even in domestic privacy, and only said 'appen on the right occasions, was necessarily shocking."

#LitsyLoveDay

Congratulations @LazyDays on your milestone!

So many favorite books, I don‘t know how to choose. Two of my all time favorites are A Christmas Carol and Silas Marner.

Good luck everybody!

“O father,” said Eppie, “what a pretty home ours is! I think nobody could be happier than we are.” #SilasMarner #GeorgeEliot #lastline #closingline #funkopop #popvinyl #Belle #book #books #bookunion #bookutopia #bookunicorn #bookunicorns #bookish #bookishfeature #bookishfeatures #booksoflitsy #bookobsessed #bookobsession #bookoholic #bookoholics #prisma #bookporn #bookperson #bookpeople #bookpassion #bookphoto #bookphotos #bookphotograph 🧡🧡🧡🧡

#7favesin7days

Silas Marner!

2/7

These are my #coololdbooks ...
Better Homes was given to my Grandmother when she and my grandfather got married in 1951. I rescued it from the burn pile.
Silas Marner was my great grandfather‘s school book (gpa‘s dad)
The Shakespeare which is Merchant of Venice was my great Grandmother‘s school book (gma‘s mom)
Lamplighters I bought in an antique store for a few dollars.

Yay! #bookmail!
Thanks @jenniferw88 for your #clearmyshelvesgiveaway

I really admire George Elliot. Living 2 centuries ago, she still feels remarkably modern. I particularly enjoyed the humour, the underlying criticism on religion, the class differences, the hypocrisy of certain groups. At the same time there is also a clear endearment towards almost every characters.The most beautiful part was the growing up of Eppie. The way the old Silas falls in love with this child is written with so much warmth! 4 stars

Book haul from a lovely used bookshop in Camden Market today!

Years out from my English degree, and this is still one of my favorite books. #greed #readingresolutions @Jess7