Reputed as eliot s favourite novel silas marner is set in the early years of the 19th century. Silas marner audiobook free download one of the bestloved works by george eliot, this popular, renowned classics audiobook is now available for free download from spotify, deezer, and in high quality from audible as well. Exiled from his small community, marner retreats into bitter and miserly reclusion, caring only for the gold he receives for his work. After he is wrongly accused of a crime and expelled from his community, weaver silas marner becomes a miser and a recluse.
Outcast from the church, community, and closest friends for a crime he did not commit, silas marner. The seemingly simple story of the weaver silas marner deals with issues like community, industrialisation and positive transformation, in sophisticated and engaging ways. It seems like a deliberate reversal of classic motifs the prodigal son, the lost princess, the wicked hunchback. This classic novel takes place in lantern yard, a slum street in an unnamed city in northern england, during the early 19th century. A strange sequence of events, and the appearance of a small child, transforms his life and awakens him to the redemptive power of love. The main characters of this classics, fiction story are silas marner. Marner, a weaver, is a member of a small congregation in lantern yard. Silas marner, a gentle linen weaver, is framed by his best friend for a heinous theft.
He is ultimately redeemed through his love for eppie, an abandoned goldenhaired baby girl, whom he discovers shortly after he is robbed and rears as his. The cover for silas marner, like the cover for the christmas carol, is not very attractive to kids, but let me tell you, once we started, my kids now 10, 8 and 5 loved this one too. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Listen to silas marner by george eliot available from rakuten kobo. The stone pits near marner s cottage are being drained, and dunstans body has been found there with silas gold. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 262 pages and is available in paperback format. Silas marner audiobook by george eliot 9781520079561. The questionable sound of silass loom, so unlike the natural cheerful trotting of the.
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Listen to silas marner by george eliot,anna bentinck for free with a 30 day free trial. Silas marner is a novel that requires, when read to oneself from the text, patience and a sense of historical time and place to permit its extraordinary cumulative power to register. Every george eliot book is a joy and a revelation, and silas marner is no exception. The first edition of the novel was published in 1861, and was written by george eliot. Pdf silas marner book by george eliot free download 262 pages. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, it is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a. Accused of a crime he didnt commit and unjustly forced from his home town, silas the weaver lives a reclusive and godless life, finding love and companionship only in material objects. But sm is definitely easier to digest if you want a taste of george eliot mary ann evans without a huge commitment. Betrayed by a beloved friend and accused of a crime he didnt commit, awkward silas marner is. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, it is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community. Silas marner audiobook, written by george eliot audio. At the same time, his newfound honesty convinces him that all truths come out sooner or later, and he admits that eppie is his own child.
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