Silas Marner

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literary work novel

Silas Marner is a novel by George Eliot that tells the story of a reclusive weaver whose life is transformed by the arrival of an orphaned child.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Silas Marner canonical	30
Silas Marner (1861)	3
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe	2
Eppie chooses to remain with Silas Marner instead of Godfrey Cass	1
Silas Marner (1916 film)	1
Silas Marner (1922 film)	1
Silas Marner (1985 television film)	1
Silas Marner decides to raise Eppie	1
Silas Marner is a reclusive weaver living in Raveloe	1
Silas Marner universe	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ
adaptation	Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Silas Marner (1916 film) Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Silas Marner (1922 film) Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Silas Marner (1985 television film) various stage adaptations ⓘ
author	George Eliot ⓘ
authorRealName	George Eliot ⓘ surface form: Mary Ann Evans
centralTheme	community ⓘ faith ⓘ parenthood ⓘ redemption ⓘ the corrupting power of gold ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
educationalUse	commonly taught in schools and universities ⓘ
genre	Victorian novel ⓘ realist novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ
hasCharacter	Dolly Winthrop ⓘ Dunstan Cass ⓘ Molly Farren ⓘ Squire Cass ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter	Silas Marner self-link ⓘ
literaryPeriod	Victorian literature ⓘ
literarySignificance	considered a classic of English literature ⓘ
mainCharacter	Eppie ⓘ Godfrey Cass ⓘ Nancy Lammeter ⓘ Silas Marner self-link ⓘ
moralFocus	value of human relationships over material wealth ⓘ
narrativeMode	chronological with some flashbacks ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person omniscient ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
plotElement	Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eppie chooses to remain with Silas Marner instead of Godfrey Cass Eppie's presence transforms Silas Marner's life ⓘ Godfrey Cass is revealed as Eppie's biological father ⓘ Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Silas Marner decides to raise Eppie Silas Marner hoards gold from his weaving work ⓘ Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Silas Marner is a reclusive weaver living in Raveloe Silas Marner's hoarded gold is stolen ⓘ an orphaned child named Eppie wanders into Silas Marner's cottage ⓘ
protagonistOccupation	weaver ⓘ
publicationYear	1861 ⓘ
publisher	William Blackwood and Sons ⓘ
setting	Raveloe ⓘ
settingCountry	England ⓘ
settingPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
structure	divided into two main parts ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

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George Eliot → notableWork → Silas Marner ⓘ

Silas Marner → mainCharacter → Silas Marner self-link ⓘ

Silas Marner → plotElement → Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silas Marner is a reclusive weaver living in Raveloe

Silas Marner → plotElement → Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silas Marner decides to raise Eppie

Silas Marner → plotElement → Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eppie chooses to remain with Silas Marner instead of Godfrey Cass

Silas Marner → adaptation → Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silas Marner (1916 film)

Silas Marner → adaptation → Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silas Marner (1922 film)

Silas Marner → adaptation → Silas Marner self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silas Marner (1985 television film)

Silas Marner → hasTitleCharacter → Silas Marner self-link ⓘ

The Mill on the Floss → followedBy → Silas Marner ⓘ

Raveloe → locatedInWork → Silas Marner ⓘ

Raveloe → appearsIn → Silas Marner ⓘ

Raveloe → inhabitant → Silas Marner ⓘ

Eppie → appearsInWork → Silas Marner ⓘ

Eppie → hasAdoptiveFather → Silas Marner ⓘ

Eppie → adoptedBy → Silas Marner ⓘ

Eppie → raisedBy → Silas Marner ⓘ

Eppie → refusesToLeave → Silas Marner ⓘ

Eppie → livesWith → Silas Marner ⓘ

Eppie → centralToPlotOf → Silas Marner ⓘ

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Godfrey Cass → appearsIn → Silas Marner ⓘ

Godfrey Cass → employerOf → Silas Marner ⓘ

Godfrey Cass → firstPublicationContext → Silas Marner ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe

Godfrey Cass → contrastedWith → Silas Marner ⓘ

Nancy Lammeter → appearsIn → Silas Marner ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Silas Marner (1861)

Godfrey Cass is revealed as Eppie's biological father → appearsIn → Silas Marner ⓘ

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subject surface form: Godfrey Cass

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subject surface form: Godfrey Cass

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subject surface form: Godfrey Cass

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this entity surface form: Silas Marner (1861)

Squire Cass → appearsIn → Silas Marner ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe

Molly Farren → appearsIn → Silas Marner ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Silas Marner universe

Molly Farren → publicationContext → Silas Marner ⓘ

this entity surface form: Silas Marner (1861)