{"product_id":"silas-marner-paperback-1","title":"Silas Marner - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Eliot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrederick R. Karl\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eKathryn Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic novel of hope, redemption, and the indomitable human spirit, from beloved novelist George Eliot.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this heartwarming classic by George Eliot, a gentle linen weaver named Silas Marner is wrongly accused of a heinous theft actually committed by his best friend. Exiling himself to the rustic village of Raveloe, he becomes a lonely recluse. Ultimately, Marner finds redemption and spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love for an abandoned child who mysteriously appears one day in his isolated cottage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Somber, yet hopeful, Eliot's realistic depiction of an irretrievable past, tempered with the magical elements of myth and fairy tale, remains timeless in its understanding of human nature and has been beloved for generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Frederick R. Karl \u003cbr\u003eand an Afterword by Kathryn Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Eliot \u003c\/b\u003e(Mary Ann Evans Cross [1819-80]) received an ordinary education and, upon leaving school at the age of sixteen, embarked on a program of independent study to further her intellectual growth. In 1841, she moved to Coventry with her father, where the influence of Skeptics and rationalists swayed her from an intense religious devotion to an eventual break with the church. Her father's death in 1849 left her with a samll legacy and hte freedom to pursue her literary inclinations. In 1851, she became the assistatn editor of th \u003ci\u003eWestminster Review\u003c\/i\u003e, a position she held for three years. In 1854 came the fated meeting with George Henry Lewes, the gifted editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Leader\u003c\/i\u003e, who was to become her adviser and companion fo rthe next twenty-four years. Her books include \u003ci\u003eScenes of Clerical Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1857), \u003ci\u003eAdam Bede\u003c\/i\u003e (1859), \u003ci\u003eThe Mill on the Floss \u003c\/i\u003e(1860), \u003ci\u003eSilas Marner\u003c\/i\u003e (1861), and \u003ci\u003eMiddlemarch \u003c\/i\u003e(1871-1872). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick R. Karl\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of English at New York University, wrote major biographies of writers including \u003ci\u003eFranz Kafka: Representative Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGeorge Eliot: Voice of a Century. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was the editor of the \u003ci\u003eCollected Letters of Joseph Conrad\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eArt into Life: The Craft of Literary Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e, a historian and critic, was educated at Oxford University and holds a PhD in Victorian History. Her biography of George Eliot won the James Tait Black Prize and her most recent book, \u003ci\u003eThe Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into a feature film by the BBC. She is a critic on the Guardian newspaper and Visiting Professor at the University of Kingston.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.6 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silas Marner\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54016290455885,"sku":"9780451530622","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/N1BRZzg2VzNOTmFCeTRvMndLYklwUT09.webp?v=1780361415","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/silas-marner-paperback-1","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}