Silas Marner
By (author) George Eliot
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By (author) George Eliot
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Based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach, this new edition of Silas Marner contains extensive notes on the text together with extra material about the author''s life and works.
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Having been accused of theft and hounded out of a religious community many years previously, the weaver Silas Marner now lives alone in the village of Raveloe, hoarding the precious wealth he earns. But when Silas''s beloved gold is stolen, and an orphaned girl finds her way into his home, he is given the opportunity to transform his selfish and embittered life. George Eliot''s favourite novel - rich in symbolism, humour and social criticism - Silas Marner is one of the great nineteenth-century portrayals of rural life. Based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach, this edition contains extensive notes on the text together with extra material about the author''s life and works.
Review quote
"A great novel of unquenchable optimism and boundless humanity" The Guardian
Biographical note
Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological insight. Middlemarch is her masterpiece.
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Perfect companion to The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch, both published in the Alma Classics Evergreens series, Silas Marner portrays a changing society with accurate realism. * Based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach, this edition contains extensive notes on the text together with extra material about the author''s life and works.
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Part of Alma''s Evergreen series, Silas Marner is a great addition to the George Eliot collection, which includes The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch
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Competitively priced and ideal for students
Feature
Based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach, this edition contains extensive notes on the text together with extra material about the author’s life and works
Short description/annotation
Based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach, this new edition of Silas Marner contains extensive notes on the text together with extra material about the author''s life and works.
Description
Having been accused of theft and hounded out of a religious community many years previously, the weaver Silas Marner now lives alone in the village of Raveloe, hoarding the precious wealth he earns. But when Silas''s beloved gold is stolen, and an orphaned girl finds her way into his home, he is given the opportunity to transform his selfish and embittered life. George Eliot''s favourite novel - rich in symbolism, humour and social criticism - Silas Marner is one of the great nineteenth-century portrayals of rural life. Based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach, this edition contains extensive notes on the text together with extra material about the author''s life and works.
Review quote
"A great novel of unquenchable optimism and boundless humanity" The Guardian
Biographical note
Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological insight. Middlemarch is her masterpiece.
Promotional headline
Perfect companion to The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch, both published in the Alma Classics Evergreens series, Silas Marner portrays a changing society with accurate realism. * Based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach, this edition contains extensive notes on the text together with extra material about the author''s life and works.
Feature
Part of Alma''s Evergreen series, Silas Marner is a great addition to the George Eliot collection, which includes The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch
Feature
Competitively priced and ideal for students
Feature
Based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach, this edition contains extensive notes on the text together with extra material about the author’s life and works
