Mary Ann Evans, known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. This volume also includes two shorter works by Eliot- The Lifted Veil, a dark Gothic fantasy about a morbid young clairvoyant, and Brother Jacob, a deliciously satirical fable about a confectioner’s apprentice. But his happiness is threatened when the orphan’s real father comes to claim the girl as his own, and Silas must face losing a treasure greater than all the gold in the world. As Silas grows to love the girl as if she were his own daughter, his life changes into something precious. Then one dark evening, a beautiful, golden-haired child, lost and seeing the light from Silas’s cottage, toddles in through his doorway.

Taking refuge in his work, Silas slowly begins to accumulate gold-his only joy in life-until one day that too is stolen from him. Embittered and alienated from his fellow man, he moves to the village of Raveloe, where he becomes a weaver. The story opens as Silas Marner, falsely accused of theft, loses everything, including his faith in God. Paul Michael brings his passion to every performance and is considered to be one of the top audiobook narrators in the industry.George Eliot’s third novel, Silas Marner (1861) is a powerful and moving tale about one man’s journey from exile and loneliness to the warmth and joy of the family. ONE takes great care to cast these titles with readers who will provide an unmatched listening experience for these important works. This series, published by ONE audiobooks, seeks to produce Classic Christian titles read by well known and loved audiobook narrators. However, he must suffer through losing those too and instead gain the love of an innocent orphan to find the redemption he didn’t know he needed and the fulfillment that comes only from living life fully and sacrificially for another.

After losing everything he loved from his past, he clings now to the materials he has gained since. Banished from his church after being falsely accused of theft, Silas Marner becomes a bitter hermit consumed only by the wealth and goods he has been able to attain in exile. A commentary on guilt, material wealth, community, religion, and more, this novel is a thought provoking yet heartwarming tale.

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