This is a book review over Silas Marner, which was written by George Eliot. Silas Marner was published in 1861. It is a domestic realism type of novel. Silas Marner has received much attention and review because of its real life situations and its impelling plot. This novel starts out by telling the story of Silas Marner, a linen-weaver who moved to Raveloe after being wrongfully accused of stealing money from his church in Lantern Yard. …showed first 75 words of 3263 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3263 total…Sixteen years after Eppie’s appearance, Godfrey tells Eppie the truth and tries to win her love with money, but it is too late. He has stayed out of her life for too long and she will never look at him as her father. The only difference I see between Dunstan and Godfrey is that Dunstan did not care if his actions hurt people, and Godfrey did, although his actions did hurt Eppie and Molly.