Falsely accused, cut off from his past, Silas the weaver is reduced to a spider-like existence, endlessly weaving his web and hoarding his gold. Meanwhile, Godfrey Cass, son of the squire, contracts a secret marriage. While the village celebrates Christmas and New Year, two apparently inexplicable events occur. Silas loses his gold and finds a child on his hearth. The imaginative control George Eliot displays as her narrative gradually reveals causes and connections has rarely been surpassed.

Silas Marner Silas Marner 1.jpg First edition title page. Author George Eliot Country United Kingdom Language English Publisher William Blackwood and Sons Publication date 1861 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe