Best Fiction by George Eliot

Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. It is an outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, but notable for its strong realism and sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialization to community. Eliot combines symbolism with a historically precise setting to create a tale of love and hope.