Silas Marner
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
The basic plot of Silas Marner is simple enough.
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
The machinations of European powers and the funny mustached German dictator were as remote to our island in the fall of 1941 as Silas Marner, which sapped our energies through eighth-grade English.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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