I choose a book which is "Silas Marner". This book was written by George Eliot and published by Oxford
The story took place in a quiet, simple village of England
Silas Marner is a sad, lonely man. Because his miserable past, he didn't trust God and had no family, no friend except the bright gold coins that he earned for his weaving and kept hidden under the floorboards. He work hard everyday even on Sunday, when he should be in church. Every night he took the gold out and counted them again and again. Only the gold is his friend, his delight, his reason for living. Every villagers suspected that he was a friend of devil.
Squire's two sons whose name were Godfrey and Dunstan shared a secret. Godfrey was the person who was going to inherit all of Squire's property, but he had a secret marriage with a lowly woman(Molly) rather than the gentle lady(Nancy) that his father wanted him to marry. Dunstan knew this situation and threatened to tell Squire if his brother didn't give him money and it could make Squire disinherit Godfrey. Therefore, Godfrey had no choice but to let Dunstan sell his favorite horse. Unfortunately, the horse died by accident in the halfway and Dunstan did not fell miserable at all. On his way home, he passed Silas's cottage and Silas was not home. Dunstan entered the cottage and found the gold hidden under the floorboards. He was glad and took the gold away.
When Silas Marner returned his cottage and wanted to count his gold, he found them disappeared. It almost drove him to crazy. After that, he usually moaned to himself as he sat weaving.
But this disaster had one good result. Little by little, Silas's neighbors understood his past and realized it was wrong to be suspicious of him. They tried to be friendly to the poor, simple, harmless man, who needed their help. But Silas still make himself lonely.
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I don't finish this book yet.
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