Silas Marner is a linen weaver in the town of Raveloe. He had moved from Lantern Yard after being wrongly accused of the theft of church money. One night, Silas finds an abandoned baby in his cottage, this baby forever changes Silas’s life.

This novel dives deep into the meaning of religion and the meaning of family. The author, George Eliot, satires religion and social class during the Victorian era in this timeless book.

If you enjoy books set in the past and enjoy books that have a deeper meaning, read this book. Symbolism, metaphors, foreshadow, and imagery can be found in this somber yet heartwarming novel.

Other books by George Eliot include: Scenes of Clerical Life (1857), Adam Bead (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860) and many other classical novels.