'With a heavy bag on his back'

Grayscale illustration of a grassy hill, where a man and his dog watch a far-away, old, hunched-over man walking with a heavy bag on his back.

Jem Rodney and his dog watch Silas Marner hunched over carrying his bag. Silas is like a “dead man” and the villagers begin to wonder if it is possible that a person can have a “fit” while standing upright.

Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920)

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

1907

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Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920), 'With a heavy bag on his back', 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/83392