Marian Evans (alias George Eliot) has long been the darling of the literary set. Henry James couldn?t get enough of her and Charlotte Brontë ·ent weak at the knees at the mention of her name. In Silas Marner this adulation is justified. Tracing the...
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Marian Evans (alias George Eliot) has long been the darling of the literary set. Henry James couldn?t get enough of her and Charlotte Brontë ·ent weak at the knees at the mention of her name. In Silas Marner this adulation is justified. Tracing the story of Silas Marner, ostracized from his community after he is accused of a heinous crime, Eliot explores suffering, betrayal, rejection and redemption with deftness and craftsmanship