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Silas Marner; The Lifted Veil; Brother Jacob

Silas Marner; The Lifted Veil; Brother Jacob

Eliot, George

Paperback

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1432663445
ISBN13: 9781432663445
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Jun 1 2007
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.24
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Silas Marner, The Lifted Veil, and Brother Jacob is a collection of three works by the renowned British author George Eliot. Silas Marner, the first and most famous work in the collection, tells the story of a reclusive weaver named Silas Marner who is falsely accused of theft and forced to leave his community. He settles in a new town and becomes obsessed with accumulating wealth until a young orphan girl named Eppie enters his life and changes his priorities.The Lifted Veil is a novella that explores the themes of clairvoyance and fate. The protagonist, Latimer, has the ability to see into the future but is unable to change the course of events. He becomes obsessed with a woman named Bertha and is ultimately consumed by his own destiny.Brother Jacob is a short story that follows the life of a man named David Faux who pretends to be a skilled weaver in order to impress his family and friends. However, his lies catch up to him when he is asked to weave a complex piece of cloth and is unable to do so.Overall, this collection showcases Eliot's mastery of character development, psychological depth, and social commentary. It is a must-read for fans of classic literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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