One night his fortune is stolen and Silas loses everything he holds dear. A heartwarming and poignant tale of a lonely man brought back to life and faith Silas Marner lives a friendless and isolated existence near the country village of Raveloe, hoarding his gold. 2000. But then the golden-haired child Eppie appears in his home, and Silas begins to reform bonds of faith and human connectedness that he once renounced forever.