"Thought and feeling were so confused within him, that if he had tried to give them utterance, he could only have said that the child was come instead of the gold - that the gold had turned into the child."
Silas Marner is falsely accused and found guilty of stealing his congregation's funds. His fianceé breaks off their engagement and goes on to marry his best friend who has actually set him up with the deed. Silas goes on exile, living alone and keeping to himself, except when he has to deliver his weavings for which he is paid in gold and saves them like a miser. However, Dunstan Cass, the brother of the local squire, Godfrey Cass, steals Silas' gold. One cold winter night, the secret wife of Godfrey Cass, arrives with their child to tell Godfrey's fianceé about her and their child together. The woman is addicted to opium and falls asleep at the park and dies from the cold, but her child wanders about and ends up in Silas Marner's house. Silas names her Eppie raises her as his own. Silas believes that his gold is gone but has been replaced by Eppie.
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i read this book a long time ago and i still have that book with me, one of those hauled everywhere before coming to canada twenty-three years ago. the book is turning brown, and almost crisp when you open it.
i chose to represent silas' gold with this golden calla lily. went to the market and found a cheap place to buy flowers. for half a dozen of these babies, i paid only $7.00. when i first wanted to buy just a stem of this, the florists in the surrounding buildings told me a stem is worth $12!! when at last i was going to succumb to this price gouging, i went to st. lawrence market and found the store that sells cheap flowers. yay! there's the 'silas' in me!
@sunnygreenwood - thanks, anne. but if you can believe it, it's SOOC, i just added the frame and the name tag. i didn't even auto-fix it. the colour is orangey-yellow with that blush of pink (or red, maybe). there were two purplish colour in the bunch and three whites.
@summerfield yes, sorry, that's what i was referring to. I love the way calla's are so vibrant and "rubbery", very substantial leaves and strong colours, even when they're white, if that makes sense. I meant to mention the lighting too ... I always like crisp edges that good lighting gives, and these are great.
@sunnygreenwood - 'tis okay, anne. you mentioned the lighting, looking at it now, i kind of like it, too. i took the photo on top of my bed, with a blue velvet cover and right below the white ceiling light that's why i was pleased that the yellow still turned out quite strong. and there's also a deep mauve colour, almost burgundy.
great shot love the pastille orange and the luminous yellow,I' ve always found the name Silas rather strange having never met someone named Silas..is IT a product of movies and fiction writing.
@bkbinthecity - yes, especially for one who had no direct access to books or any reading materials growing up.
@steeler - thank you, howard. i'm really amazed that the colours came out so beautifully. sometimes my canon plays tricks on me with colours and i get upset.
'silas' is an old english name that originated around the english reformation age, about 1500's. it is actually a more modern name than 'howard' which dates back to the age of english renaissance - it says right here on a book called "names through the ages" :-)
@cscecil - who could forget silas marner?!? :-) i love this redemptive story. the book i have is one of the first books that i bought as soon as i had a job. because of this challenge, i am slowly remembering the books i used to have that i didn't bring with me when i left the old country. must find replacements...
Saw this on My Favorite Photo discussion. It is lovely with a captial L! Amazing it was bascially SOOC. I also love the story Silas Marner! and your story about saving some gold getting the flower made this entry all the better!
beautiful shot here Ms Summer, love the processing. haven't read the book but have read other George Eliot novels (when studying Literature at Uni), so maybe wont add this to the list, but put it on the 'maybe pile'!!
@steeler - thank you, howard. i'm really amazed that the colours came out so beautifully. sometimes my canon plays tricks on me with colours and i get upset.
'silas' is an old english name that originated around the english reformation age, about 1500's. it is actually a more modern name than 'howard' which dates back to the age of english renaissance - it says right here on a book called "names through the ages" :-)
@eddyj - thank you, kiddo. you're so kind. much appreciated.
@daveanajao - thank you, dave. very kind of you.
@altadc - thank you, kiddo. do we grow this flower over there? i don't think i've ever seen it around.
@slang - hello, stranger. thank you for the kind comment.