Silas Marner

Silas Marner, the linen weaver of Raveloe, lives in a village on the brink of industrialization. Once he was a respected member of a narrow congregation, but the events that took place due to one of his cataleptic foots led to the loss of everything that he valued. Now he lives a withdrawn half?life and is an object of suspicion to his new neighbours. He exists only for his work and his golden guineas, but when his precious money is stolen and, shortly after, seemingly and mysteriously replaced by the child Eppie, Silas is awakened to life by the redemptive power of love...