#silasmarner

[writingsofgvearwood]

. . . Jacobs

Larry Jacobs is living in Forest Park now; alone with his lover and near family working hard for an easier life, and damn sure glad it’s coming.

Lawrence Jacobs isn’t far from thirty years old; still looking kinda young when smiling certain to remember all that he learned and damn proud of it all.

I remember him grabbing life by the balls and sneakily diving his way into and through  the excitement after every conflict and into someone’s bed and out again with philosophies and lessons to share with friends because they should learn from him sometimes too, if only they would and even if they didn’t want to learn they could remember  him as he wanted to be known until he bounced into their lives only to someday, when the time came, sneak out without benefit of or need for words.

Mr. Jacobs is doing well with his career anymore; shares his wisdom and secrets with his lover, but he’ll surely survive that too and I’m damn happy to know that.

My friend Larry became snarled in being proud; his stuff and money and wisdom all alone and the time came for Larry to sneak out without needed words.

c.1992; rewrite 2021

[jualanbukusastra-blog]

George Eliot, Silas Marner: Penenun dari Raveloe, Novel, Yogyakarta, Laksana, Feb 2021, 276 hlm, 55.000 . . Dituduh mencuri dan diasingkan dari komunitas religius bertahun-tahun sebelumnya, Silas Marner, seorang penenun yang sakit hati, tinggal sendirian di Raveloe. Ia menghabiskan hari-harinya hanya untuk bekerja dan menimbun uangnya yang berharga. Tetapi ketika uangnya dicuri dan seorang anak yatim piatu bernama Eppie menemukan jalan ke rumahnya, Silas diberi kesempatan untuk mengubah hidupnya. Nasibnya, dan nasib Eppie, gadis kecil yang diadopsinya, terjalin dengan Godfrey Cass, putra Pengawal desa, yang, seperti Silas, terjebak oleh masa lalunya. Silas Marner, novel favorit George Eliot ini, menggabungkan humor, simbolisme yang kaya, dan kritik sosial yang diarahkan untuk menciptakan potret kehidupan perdesaan yang tidak sentimental, namun penuh kasih sayang. . . #GeorgeEliot #Silasmarner #SilasMarnerPenenundariRaveloe #PenenundariRaveloe #PenerbitLaksana #KatalogJBS (di Kedai JBS) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMlRHOcnS9O/?igshid=117yuh1ok6ov6

[eating-their-words]

My #septemberwrapup ~ 1) 🇨🇺 #theblackcathedral #marcialgala 4/5 2) 🇬🇧 #silasmarner #georgeeliot (reread) 4.5/5 3) 🇺🇸 #shitactually #lindywest (audiobook) 4.5/5 4) 🇺🇸 #amercy #tonimorrison 4.5/5 5) 🇯🇵 #anartistofthefloatingworld #kazuoishiguro 3/5 6) 🇨🇦 #thepullofthestars #emmadonoghue (audiobook) 4/5 7) 🇺🇸 #tinkers #paulharding 3/5 8) 🇺🇸 #theireyeswerewatchinggod #zoranealehurston (reread) 5/5 9) 🇬🇭🇺🇸 #transcendentkingdom #yaagyasi (audiobook) 3/5 10) 🇺🇸 #thetimetravelerswife #audreyniffenegger 3.5/5 11) 🇮🇹 #canti #giacomoleopardi 4/5 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFwf_xnKYFu/?igshid=1i2eh9114h10i

[eating-their-words]

"But in Raveloe village the bells rang merrily, and the church was fuller than all through the rest of the year, with red faces among the abundant dark-green boughs – faces prepared for a longer service than usual by an odorous breakfast of toast and ale." 🍺 I thought they were just eating toast and drinking ale for breakfast, which is strange enough, but the footnote says "Toast, sometimes spiced was often added to ale and other drinks". I also found this at etiquettescholar.com: "In the ale houses of Elizabethan England, a bit of spiced toast was usually put in the bottom of a cup of ale or wine to flavor it, and pos­sibly to soak up the dregs. In time, any male or female whose qualities or accomplishments were frequently honored with a group drink came to be called 'toasts'." Did you know this was a thing?! I'm certain I'm doing something wrong cause this was gross. 🍺 #silasmarner #georgeeliot #maryannevans #foodinbooks #toastandale #signetclassics #signetsaturday https://www.instagram.com/p/CFCxOz1KIIw/?igshid=39hu680loy6n

[eating-their-words]

"For there's my wife, now, can't smell, not if she'd the strongest o' cheese under her nose. I never see'd a ghost myself; but then I says to myself, 'Very like I haven't got the smell for 'em.'" 🧀 Seeing as everyone around here is already getting impatient for halloween, here's a question for you: Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever had an encounter with one? I haven't but am open to anything. 👻 #silasmarner #reread #georgeeliot #maryannevans #foodinbooks #cheese #signetclassics https://www.instagram.com/p/CE_10dWotjv/?igshid=3uqeuxqj32yd

[buzzbookstore]

1st US edition of “Silas Mariner, the Weaver of Ravenloe” by George Eliot [hardcover, 1861] #firstedition #georgeeliot #silasmarner #bookcollecting #bookcollector #rarebooks #treatyourshelf #bookstore #shelfie #booknerd #englishmajor https://www.instagram.com/p/CD3zkNch24K/?igshid=is7jknizmxzc

[seasage-phd]

Good things happen to good people. Keeping your conscience clean is what's important. Silas Marner has won my heart. A very beautiful thought echoed through the pages of this book- if you don't take your blessing when it comes to it, you can't ever. .. .. .. .. .. #readersofinstagram #readingtime #readmorebooks #georgeeliot #silasmarner #englishmajor #englishliterature (at Visakhapatnam) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAB7uethrP0/?igshid=1iwydvji63lep

[paradiselostix]

«"... But you may prosper, for all that: there is no just God that governs the earth righteously, but a God of lies, that bears witness against the innocent."» (from Part One, Chapter I) ~ #JustFinished: Silas Marner (subtitled The Weaver of Raveloe) by #GeorgeEliot My rating: 9/10 ~ This short novel is my first George Eliot read. Having been very disappointed with the translation I read, I decided to read the original online, and I can say I really enjoyed the book, and I am definitely going to re-read in the future. Eliot's lines are really enchanting, there's something in her lines that you enjoy almost unconsciously in my opinion! ~ *may contain spoilers* It tells the story of Silas Marner, who, having unfortunately been betrayed at the town of Lantern Yard, moved to Raveloe, isolating himself from everyone and focusing only at his work of weaving, which I found really heartbreaking. The Raveloe is a really warm place but villagers, though not malevolent at all, have superstitious and fears at first; Eliot greatly reflects the attitudes towards the foreigners and "the fear of the unknown" in a village community. However, as the novel proceeds the villagers get really likeable. The psychological insight into the characters, which must be one of the first examples in English novel and I know it peaks in Eliot's later novel and masterpiece Middlemarch, is really significant, especially that of Godfrey Cass. His inner conversation with personified Anxiety during a party was amazing! The religious mentions were also great, the readers can encounter a broken faith, a rightful blasphemy, but, at the same time, some characters' meditating on mysterious good ways of Providence and "Their" greater plan. Silas' story kind of reminded me of Biblical story of Job. There were some super-boring parts, though, like the villagers' conversations at the Rainbow Inn, a social center for the villagers, in Chapter 6 and few others. However, as a conclusion, the novel is ultimately a tiny morale booster, worth-reading. ~ #bookreview #SilasMarner #Eppie #GodfreyCass #NancyLammeter #Raveloe #LanternYard #StonePits #MaryAnnEvans #TheWeaverOfRaveloe #book #books #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BstKHkSnnE3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fdvjl6o9twf9