Silas Marner Study Guide

Silas Marner by George Eliot

Silas Marner is the story of a weaver, the eponymous Silas, who is falsely accused of theft by fellow members of a small Calvinist congregation. Exiled from the small Northern English town, Silas experiences many difficult years before coming into the guardianship of a young orphan who helps him to right his life and put the events of the past behind him. Silas eventually finds happiness caring for his adopted daughter.