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Silas Marner

By: George Eliot
Narrated by: Gabriel Woolf
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Silas Marner is a dramatic novel by great Victorian novelist George Eliot.

First published in 1861 it tells the tale of the lonely weaver Silas Marner who, after suffering betrayal and rejection, leaves his community to become a recluse obsessed only with accumulating money. One day Silas's money is stolen by Dunstan Cass, a dissolute son of Squire Cass, the town's leading landowner. The loss of his gold drives Silas into a deep gloom, until one day a little golden-haired orphan girl wanders into his home to change his life forever. Set at the beginning of the industrial revolution, Eliot weaves a telling social commentary into an inspiring tale of love and redemption.

English novelist George Eliot (1819-1880), real name Mary Ann (Marian) Evans was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.

Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.

Public Domain (P)2009 RNIB Classics Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction Crime

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Full of memories taking me back to grammar school where it was one of my books to read. The narrator is outstanding and adds a whole new dimension to this classic novel.

Part of our heritage

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A wonderful story, brilliantly read. Excellent in every respect. I'm only sorry it's finished. Thank you.

Absolutely fantastic.

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I hadn’t read Silas Marner before and so came afresh to this classic. It has a gentle pace: not so slow to lose interest in reams of description as some classics can be, but there were places I lost concentration and didn’t miss much.

It’s a story about Silas Marner and the changes in his life and in himself both imposed upon him by circumstance and how he reacts to those circumstances, encompassing love, morality, contentment and injustice.

I didn’t really take to the narrator who had an old-fashioned voice - I imagined it being read to a class of pupils by a headmaster of a school. The production is basic, with a few throat clearings and corrected words left in. But the characterisation was good and I got used to him.

Slowly satisfying story

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Beautifully read as ever by Woolf - giving all the characters sympathy and dignity.

Sympathetic

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A classic reading of a classic novel. The narration flows like honey (but isn't too sweet!). If you enjoy being transported to a different age and society with really believable and well drawn characters whose joys and woes are recognisable in any period, than you will enjoy this.

A classic reading

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Brought back so many memories from my childhood. I now appreciate the perfect simplicity of the world portrayed than I did upon first reading in my youth. The narrator was an excellent choice

Truly a classic

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