'All eyes were bent on Silas Marner'

Grayscale illustration of elegantly attired women gathering around a haggard-looking old man carrying a small child.

Silas Marner arrives at Squire Cass’s New Year’s Eve party looking for a doctor to check the woman he found in the snow. He carries Eppie in his arms which sparks the curiosity of the women there. The women suggest that they take care of the child but Silas refuses to part with her.

Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920)

George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

1907

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Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920), 'All eyes were bent on Silas Marner', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83366