George Eliot

"Silas Marner is a weaver who lives in a small English village. After being betrayed by a close friend, Silas moves to the village of Raveloe and becomes a recluse. He spends his days weaving and working to save money, until he finds a little girl in his house one night. As he comes to love her as his own daughter, he discovers the joys of family and friendship, despite the trials and tribulations that ensue."-- Amazon.com.

Brought up at Dorlcote Mill, Maggie Tulliver worships her brother Tom and is desperate to win the approval of her parents, but her passionate, wayward nature and her fierce intelligence bring her into constant conflict with her family. As she reaches adulthood, the clash between their expectations and her desires is painfully played out as she finds herself torn between her relationships with three very different men: her proud and stubborn brother,...

Originally published in 1859, "Adam Bede" is the first novel by George Eliot, which was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans. Eliot was one of the leading British writers of the Victorian era, as well as a noted journalist, poet, and translator. "Adam Bede" concerns a small, tight-knit, and fictional rural community called Hayslope and the romantic drama that develops between four of its young residents: the title character Adam, a young carpenter, the...