Forced to leave his home in Lantern Yard after being falsely accused of theft, Silas Marner moves to the village of Raveloe where he earns a meagre living as a weaver. Marner's solitary, isolated existence is challenged when a young child is brought into his life. Her background will bring challenges to Marner but she will also bring love and hope into his life. George Eliot's classic tale examines themes of community, of relationships, the role of the gentry and religion and of morality. The novel has been adapted for stage and screen many times.

George Eliot's classic novel covers the span of more than a decade of the lives of brother and sister Tom and Maggie Tulliver as they grow up at Doricote Mill on the River Floss. Maggie's search for love and acceptance and the conflicts which arise from this quest shape the lives of the siblings. One of the most popular, highly regarded and influential novels of all time, The Mill on the Floss has been adapted for radio, stage and screen on many occasions. It remains a constant fixture on lists of the greatest novels.