Silas Marner

Forced to leave his home in Lantern Yard after being falsely accused of theft, Silas Marner moves to the village of Raveloe where he earns a meagre living as a weaver. Marner's solitary, isolated existence is challenged when a young child is brought into his life. Her background will bring challenges to Marner but she will also bring love and hope into his life. George Eliot's classic tale examines themes of community, of relationships, the role of the gentry and religion and of morality. The novel has been adapted for stage and screen many times.