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ThePenguinEnglishLibraryEditionofSilasMarnerbyGeorgeEliot."Godgavehertomebecauseyouturnedyourbackuponher,andHelooksuponherasmine:you'venorighttoher!"Wronglyaccusedoftheftandexiledfromareligiouscommunitymanyyearsbefore,theembitteredweaverSilasMarnerlivesaloneinRaveloe,livingonlyforworkandhisprecioushoardofmoney.Butwhenhismoneyisstolenandanorphanedchildfindsherwayintohishouse,Silasisgiventhechancetotransformhislife.Hisfate,andthatofthelittlegirlheadopts,isentwinedwithGodfreyCass,sonofthevillageSquire,who,likeSilas,istrappedbyhispast.SilasMarner,GeorgeEliot'sfavouriteofhernovels,combineshumour,richsymbolismandpointedsocialcriticismtocreateanunsentimentalbutaffectionateportraitofrurallife.ThePenguinEnglishLibrary-100editionsofthebestfictioninEnglish,fromtheeighteenthcenturyandtheveryfirstnovelstothebeginningoftheFirstWorldWar.