Silas Marner
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Bulkington, an otherwise undistinguished village close to her childhood home, became Raveloe, the village where Silas Marner weaves his linen and shuns his neighbours.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2019
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
But Eliot’s humanistic ideals are at their most accessible in an earlier work, Silas Marner, a tiny masterpiece that beautifully illustrates her method of philosophical fiction.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 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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