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Romanzo in due parti: la prima vede Silas Marner, protagonista particolarmente sfortunato, cacciato dal suo paese con l'accusa di furto, ricrearsi una vita e venire derubato dopo 15 anni di tutti i suoi risparmi; proprio verso la fine trova una madre morta di freddo e adotta la sua piccola bambina.
Nella seconda parte la bambina è cresciuta e, attraverso di lei, veniamo a sapere quale ottimo padre Silas sia diventato nonostante l'assenza di una moglie e di una qualsiasi esperienza con i bambini; ...more
Nella seconda parte la bambina è cresciuta e, attraverso di lei, veniamo a sapere quale ottimo padre Silas sia diventato nonostante l'assenza di una moglie e di una qualsiasi esperienza con i bambini; ...more
I read this book as an undergrad and remember loving it. I had to read it again as a graduate student and I still love the book. I had forgotten how long it took for Eppie to show up, though. This is such a quick read, too.
When people ask me what it's about, I say it's basically Scrooge in the country.
6/13/23 - Read it again and loved it just as much as before. Still great! ...more
When people ask me what it's about, I say it's basically Scrooge in the country.
6/13/23 - Read it again and loved it just as much as before. Still great! ...more
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