George Eliot: An Overview
http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/eliot/eliotov.html
The Victorian Web site on George Eliot. It addresses the many layers of her work, including her criticism, translations and fiction.
George Eliot: Free Online Library
http://eliot.thefreelibrary.com/
Includes many of Eliot's major works, including Silas Marner, with an easy textsearch feature.
George Eliot Index: Coventry and Warwickshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/features/george-eliot/index.shtml
Features information about the geography important to Eliot's life and work.
Weaving and Spinning Mythology and Folklore
http://www.allfiberarts.com/cs/mythology.htm
A guide to the rich mythology surrounding weavers and the textile arts.
Napoleonic Wars
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/britain/geo_napo_wars.shtml
The military background of Part One of Silas Marner.