1861 Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe

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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition in Carter's Variant B binding. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, the novel is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community. Written by Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name of George Eliot, an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Bound without half-title or advertisements to the rear.