1. George Eliot Real name- Mary Ann Evans Pen name- George Eliot
Born-1819, Died-1880
Childhood happy- mother died early- father affectionate-Education –Private Tutor
Controversial private life- lived with George Henry Lewes without marrying him.- he died in 1878
Later married John Walter Cross- but she died in 1880.
Society criticized her for her moral behaviour.

2. Literary Contribution
First novel-Adam Bede (1859)- popular
1860-The Mill on the floss
1861- Silas Marner, the weaver of Reveloe
1862- Romola
1871-Middlemarch
1876-Daniel Deronda

3. Silas Marner Characters:
Silas Marner-linen weaver, religious man, unmarried, theft accusation-excommunication from Lantern Yard-move to Raveloe- worked hard- accumulated wealth- gold stolen- found a girl child- Eppie story.
Squire Cass- richest landlord of Raveloe-father of three son- Godfrey, Dunstan & Bob

4. Characters
Godfrey Cass- elder son of Squire-secretly marry Molly Farren-low class girl-has a daughter-wants to marry another rich girl-woo her-later marry Nancy Lammeter-childless-tells secret of first marriage- wants to bring back Eppie-but she does not forgive
Dunstan Cass- second son-rogue-finds gold with Marner-went to him for asking loan-oneday stole gold-dies with punishment

5. Characters
Nancy Lammeter- belongs to good family- marry Godfrey-an ideal wife-forgive husband-accepts Eppie as child
Eppie- daughter of Godfrey & Molly Farren-adopted by Marner-married Aaron Winthrop-decide to live with Marner-disagree Godfrey.
Molly Farren-belongs to low class-Godfrey marry secretly-but abandon her-has a daughter- addiction of opium- decides to blackmail him-die on the snow near the cottage of Silas Marner

6. Characters
Dolly Winthrop- generous woman-helps Silas Marner after lost of his gold-even helps in bringing up Eppie-later youngest son marry her.
Aaron Winthrop- good natured- friend of Eppie-marry her.

7. Outline of the Novel
A cloth weaver Silas Marner- living in Lantern Yard-big industrial town-weaving yarn into linen on handloom-belongs to Methodist sect of Christianity- deeply religious-donating large amount in the church.
Develop an intimacy with a servant girl, Sarah-want to marry.
But his friend William Dane-jealous-alleged theft of church money-Marner proved guilty-hatred in the mind of sarah-later she married William Dane.
Loss of prestige-left Lantern yard-move to far off village Raveloe.

8. Outline of the Novel
Marner settled down in the village-in a cottage near the stone pits-resume the work-occupation flourish-hoard a large amount of guineas-store in a whole under floor.
Dunstan Cass passed by the cottage-want to ask loan-Marner was not present-trace guineas-rob all. But fell in the pit-drowned.
Silas Marner becomes very unhappy-report villagers-report to police-suspicion on a pedlar who sells wares.

9. Outline of the Novel
Disappointed Marner-miserable life-resume the work
Days passed-on New Year’s Eve, snowing outside, a two year old girl stood before Marner-he thought gold-ask for parents-traces her footprint-went to snow covered-found girl’s mother-died-behind bush-called villagers-buried.
Dead woman was wife of Godfrey Cass-eldest son of rich family of Raveloe-marry Molly Farren secretly-keep secret-has a daughter-now wants to marry Nancy-daughter of well-to-do farm owner Mr. Lammeter.

10. Outline of the Novel
Molly disappointed-drug addicted- died while walking on the snow with two years old daughter in her arms-due to drug effect-fallen on the snow and died.
Walking towards Red House-expose her relation to Squire Cass-so that action against Godfrey taken-her intention to blackmail.
When Marner brings little girl to Red House-he recognized- too recognized dead wife-but pretend unknown-got married Nancy-Silas Marner adopts Girl

11. Outline of the Novel
After sixteen years- Nancy did not have any child.
Godfrey feels lonely-needs a child-reminds daughter.
Discovery of Dunstan’s dead body-only skeleton after sixteen years.
Gold found near him in the pits.
Godfrey told secret of Molly and daughter.
Nancy kindhearted woman-forgive Godfrey-ready to accept Eppie.
They went for owning girl-he produced all proofs and evidences.

12. Outline of the Novel Eppie rejected the proposal-live with Marner.
Marry with Aaron Winthrop-live with Marner in his cottage even after marriage.
Godfrey expends money on the marriage-keeps secret for entire village.