The correct answer is D. Eliot.
Step-by-step explanation
Silas Marner is the name of a famous novel written by the British writer Mary Anne Evans who is better known as George Eliot. This novel was published in 1861 and was one of the first novels of this author. Silas Marner tells the story of the weaver Silas who leaves his natal city and moves to a rural area because he was accused of stealing. After this event, Silas arrives in Raveloe where he has little contact with other people, however, this changes when he is robbed and he adopts a girl after the girl's mother died. So, the correct answer is D Eliot.