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Silas Marner

American  
[sahy-luhs mahr-ner] / ˈsaɪ ləs ˈmɑr nər /

noun

  1. a novel (1861) by George Eliot.


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But in the second half, the Princeton boys battled their way back into the front-runner position, answering a series of questions on military weapons, Silas Marner, and the Battle of Lepanto.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2018

I figured people would be really impressed that I had read "Silas Marner" and "Mourning Becomes Electra."

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2012

We know otherwise, however, because the narrator tells us in detail “the history of Silas Marner until the fifteenth year after he came to Raveloe.”

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2012

Or, maybe the fantasy dejour will be the Eurobonds and some sort of transmigration of the soul of Ms. Merkel from Silas Marner to Wilkies Micawber.

From Economist • Jun. 1, 2012

Our other favorite book was Silas Marner, We were quite capitalistic and liked the idea of Silas keeping all that gold underneath the floorboards.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

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