Silas Marner (Version 3)
Author: first_name: George
last_name: Eliot
Language: English
Year: 1861

Silas Marner is a hermit-style weaver who keeps to himself and is eyed with suspicion by those in the nearby town of Raveloe. Dispelled from his religious community as a young man after being accused of a crime, Marner finds solace in weaving and in gold. But the disappearance of his treasure and the appearance of a small child change the apparent course of his life entirely.  - Summary by Sarah Bacaller