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by George Eliot

Silas Marner, the Weaver of Raveloe, published in 1861, is unique among George Eliot's writings for its brevity and its apparent allegorical clarity. The novel is only slightly longer than the short stories that Eliot published in her first work, Scenes of Clerical Life (1858), and it is less than…

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What prevented Dunstan’s absence from being linked with the theft of Silas’s gold?
Posted by ashley g #318571
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 28, 2013 6:53 PM
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Why is Silas seeing Eppie on the hearth as his gold?
Posted by bethany h #314069
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 10, 2013 8:19 AM
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does Silas Manner experience setbacks both in Reveloe and Lantern yard?If so, to what extent?
Posted by susan m #313527
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 08, 2013 11:18 AM
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Are there critics arguing about Eppies affect in Silas life? And what does her hair color mean?
Posted by meesh m #312487
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 03, 2013 10:12 AM
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why is Godfrey in trouble?
Posted by chapel a #309015
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 17, 2013 4:00 PM
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What is ironic about that piece of pork that silas worked so hard to pepare?
Posted by holden h #306903
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 07, 2013 10:30 PM
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what is eppie's influence on silas
Posted by zariah l #301533
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 12, 2013 11:37 AM
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why did silas call the girl eppie ?
Posted by crystal a #301103
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 10, 2013 12:53 PM
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Identify 5 Aphorisms and their meaning in the book
Posted by zack b #232293
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 20, 2012 2:52 PM
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how did the average person view travelers and clever people
Posted by kristina h #285897
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 26, 2012 2:52 PM
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What did the church do to determine if Silas Marner was guilty?
Posted by greg f #283839
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 16, 2012 12:12 PM
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how did molly's little girl find her way to silas's hearth?
Posted by sharonrose l #278911
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Oct 29, 2012 12:15 PM
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why wasn't Dusntan cass's absence concern for people
Posted by lakeesha f #277737
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Oct 24, 2012 5:04 PM
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What did the children of Raveloe call Silas? Why?
Posted by moaz r #272989
Last updated by: Aslan on Oct 06, 2012 10:03 AM
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what plan did silas want to carry out?why?(chapter21)
Posted by ersela 1 #267657
Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 22, 2012 10:34 AM
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what was eppie's opinion about lantern yard?(chapter21)
Posted by ersela 1 #267657
Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 22, 2012 10:26 AM
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what did eppie say about silas sudden plan?(chapter21)
Posted by ersela 1 #267657
Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 22, 2012 10:23 AM
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why did it take marner a long time to find his native place?
Posted by ersela 1 #267657
Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 22, 2012 10:20 AM
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how did Mrs. winthrop console marner after he had visited lantern yard in vain?
Posted by ersela 1 #267657
Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 22, 2012 10:16 AM
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what is george eliot telling the reader about the great changes that have taken place in lantern yard?what is the significance of the changes?
Posted by ersela 1 #267657
Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 22, 2012 10:05 AM
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what does george eliot mean by the following utterance, "since the time the child was sent to me and i have come to love her as myself,i have had light enough to trusten by"
Posted by ersela 1 #267657
Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 22, 2012 10:02 AM
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inspite of all what he has passed through,godfrey consider himself lucky.how is that so?
Posted by ersela 1 #267657
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Sep 21, 2012 2:30 PM
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why doesn't godfrey want to openly state that he's eppie's father?
Posted by ersela 1 #267657
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Sep 21, 2012 2:29 PM
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how is godfrey going to reward eppie?
Posted by ersela 1 #267657
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Sep 21, 2012 2:26 PM
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what sort of debts can't be put off?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Sep 21, 2012 2:24 PM
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