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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	literary work → novel →
adaptation	Silas Marner (1916 film) → Silas Marner (1922 film) → Silas Marner (1985 television film) → various stage adaptations →
author	George Eliot →
authorRealName	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 →
literaryPeriod	Victorian literature →
literarySignificance	considered a classic of English literature →
mainCharacter	Eppie → Godfrey Cass → Nancy Lammeter → Silas Marner →
moralFocus	value of human relationships over material wealth →
narrativeMode	chronological with some flashbacks →
narrativePerspective	third-person omniscient →
originalLanguage	English →
plotElement	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 decides to raise Eppie → Silas Marner hoards gold from his weaving work → 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 (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Silas Marner ("Silas Marner (1916 film)") → Silas Marner ("Silas Marner (1922 film)") → Silas Marner ("Silas Marner (1985 television film)") →	adaptation
Silas Marner ("Silas Marner is a reclusive weaver living in Raveloe") → Silas Marner ("Silas Marner decides to raise Eppie") → Silas Marner ("Eppie chooses to remain with Silas Marner instead of Godfrey Cass") →	plotElement
The Mill on the Floss →	followedBy
Silas Marner →	hasTitleCharacter
Silas Marner →	mainCharacter
George Eliot →	notableWork