Silas Marner
George Eliot, 1861.
Silas, a lonely weaver falsely accused years ago, has lived only for his hoard of gold. When the gold is stolen and a little girl wanders into his cottage on a winter night, his life changes.
Public-domain text. First published in 1861; George Eliot died in 1880, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.