Silas Marner: In full, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot. It was published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, the novel is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community.
Major Characters: - Silas Marner - Squire Cass - Dunstan Cass - Eppie - Sarah - Priscilla Lammete. Etc.
George Eliot(1819-80): Her real name is Mary Ann Evans. She developed the psychological analysis of characters.
Best Works: - Adam Bede (1859) - Silas Marner (1861) - Middlemarch (1871-72) - Scenes of Clerical life (1858) - The Mill on the Floss (1860) - The Spanish Gypsy (tragi-comedy)