Publisher's Synopsis
George Eliot was a prominent English author during the Victorian Era. Born Mary Ann Evans, she chose to change her name to George Eliot so that her works would gain more attention. Eliot would go on to write many classics such as The Mill on the Floss, Silar Marner, Middlemarch, and Daniel Deronda. Silas Marner is a novel about a member of a small Calvinist congregation in Northern England who is falsely accused of stealing funds. The book is noted for its strong realism and its commentary on various subjects such as industrialization and religion.
