# Mr. Snell — Silas Marner character guide

> Mr. Snell in Silas Marner by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-part-i-v

## Who they are

The landlord of the Rainbow tavern in Raveloe.

## In the story

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-vi)

The landlord of the Rainbow Inn, he acts as a neutral mediator, steering the conversation away from conflict and toward storytelling.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-vii)

The landlord who calms Silas, mediates the dispute, and ultimately agrees to go to the constable.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/silas_marner_se/chapters/part-i-viii)

Mr. Snell, the landlord, finds the tinderbox and recalls a pedlar with a tinderbox, suggesting a clue to the robbery.

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