Silas Marner

Unabridged
Author: George Eliot
Narrator: Andrew Sachs
Genres: Fiction, Literature, Classics
Publisher: Audio Partners
Date: October 2003
Length: 6 hours, 44 minutes
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Embittered after a false accusation of theft, betrayed in friendship, and rejected in love, the weaver Silas Marner moves to the village of Raveloe and into a twilight world furnished only with his loom and his hidden gold. Into this cramped life comes 2-year-old, golden-haired Eppie, whom Silas adopts. From this seemingly simple story, George Eliot creates a memorable tale of early 19th-century English village life and the healing power of love. This is the first unabridged audiobook edition of Eliot's masterful novel available to the retail market.

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slow, slow, slow

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 2/5

This is a great audiobook!

by Karen K. Blanco
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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slow, slow, slow

Written by Anonymous from Yuma, AZ on October 12th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 2/5

I felt I had to read this book because it was famous "literature." Wish I hadn't. BORING! Well written, of course, but I could probably summarize the story in the 1000 characters Simply Audiobooks allows me to use for this review. Read the Cliff's Notes!

This is a great audiobook!

Written by Karen K. Blanco on April 26th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This rendition of Silas Marner is fabulous! Why do the educators have us read books like this one when we are only in high school and have not really lived yet!? This book should be listened to by middle aged people with some struggles, heartaches, and mistakes under their belts. The story is simple but so deep and touching. The narrator has a wonderful British accent and he is talented with the various voices, including female voices and different dialects. I recommend this selection heartily. (I even sat in my car one night, in the dark, because it was a particularly poignant scene -- I had tears in my eyes. The narrator read it with such feeling and pathos. I didn't want to turn off my car yet!) Enjoy!

Selected Reviews

slow, slow, slow

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 2/5

This is a great audiobook!

by Karen K. Blanco
  • Book Rating: 5/5

More...

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