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Marner seems to have supernatural powers-he is able to heal a local woman using herbal arts he learned from his mother-but the villagers of Raveloe do not know his background and thus find his knowledge diabolical and threatening. The villagers appreciate Marner's trade but find him strange and unapproachable.

Marner eventually settles at the outskirts of Raveloe, a provincial village in the English Midlands. After the lots proclaim Marner guilty, he flees from Lantern Yard, utterly crushed, leaving behind his faith in God and in humankind. The community of Lantern Yard draws lots to determine Marner's guilt or innocence in the crime. Marner suffers from cataleptic fits which leave him as insensible as stone and vulnerable to Dane's frame-up. Marner's supposed best friend, Willam Dane, frames him for the theft of a pouch of coins. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.Silas Marner, a weaver, is an eager and promising young member of a Puritan religious community, Lantern Yard. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping.

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With his life shattered and his heart broken, Silas leaves Lantern Yard and the city. The woman Silas was to marry breaks their engagement and later marries William. There is the strong suggestion that Silas' best friend, William Dane, has framed him, since Silas had lent his pocket knife to William shortly before the crime was committed. Two clues are given against Silas: a pocket knife, and the discovery in his own house of the bag formerly containing the money.

He is falsely accused of stealing the congregation's funds while watching over the very ill deacon. Silas Marner, a weaver, is a member of a small Calvinist congregation in Lantern Yard, a slum street in an unnamed city in Northern England. The novel is set in the early years of the 19th century. There is the strong suggestion that Silas' best friend, William Dane, has framed him, since Silas had.