Silas Marner

Illustration titled Eppie in de Toal Hole by Mary L. Gow for an edition of George Eliot's Silas Marner.

Silas Marner, novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. The story’s title character is a friendless weaver who cares only for his cache of gold. He is ultimately redeemed through his love for Eppie, an abandoned golden-haired baby girl, whom he discovers shortly after he is robbed and rears as his own child.

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Article Title: Silas Marner

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 13 February 2017

URL: https://www.britannica.comhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Silas-Marner

Access Date: February 22, 2025