Silas Marner (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket) - Couverture rigide

Eliot, George

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1998736660 ISBN 13 : 9781998736669

Editeur : Revive Classics, 2025

Synopsis

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket

A betrayed man, a stolen fortune, and a life defined by loneliness-until fate intervenes. Once a trusting soul, a gifted weaver is cast out of his community and retreats into a reclusive life, finding solace only in the glimmer of his hoarded gold. But when his treasure is stolen, despair threatens to consume him-until something far more precious appears at his doorstep. In a world shaped by greed and judgment, an unexpected bond offers a chance at redemption, forcing him to confront the past he thought he had left behind.

Silas Marner stands as a powerful commentary on the themes of community, isolation, and redemption during the Industrial Revolution. George Eliot uses the novel to critique the moral and social changes of the era, particularly the rise of individualism and the disintegration of traditional social bonds. Through the transformation of its protagonist, the book underscores the importance of human connection and compassion in a rapidly changing world. Its exploration of class, gender, and the impact of industrialization continues to resonate, offering valuable insights into both Victorian society and modern challenges.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born Mary Ann Evans on November 22, 1819, in Nuneaton, England, George Eliot was a pioneering novelist, poet, and journalist. Despite little formal schooling, she had access to the Arbury Hall library through her father's work, fueling her intellectual growth. This early exposure to literature and philosophy shaped her future writing.In 1851, Evans moved to London and became assistant editor of the Westminster Review, a major intellectual journal. She formed a partnership with critic George Henry Lewes, living with him despite social conventions. To ensure her fiction was taken seriously, she adopted the pen name George Eliot.Her novels, including Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), and Middlemarch (1871-72), are praised for their realism and psychological depth. She explored rural life, human relationships, and moral struggles with great insight. Eliot died on December 22, 1880, leaving a lasting mark on Victorian literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Revive Classics
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1998736660
• ISBN 13: 9781998736669
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 172
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• Personne responsable: non disponible