Ten best misers in literature

At the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best misers in literature.One miser on the list:Silas MarnerLike Scrooge, the protagonist of George Eliot's novel learns to abandon his avarice. A former Methodist zealot unjustly accused of theft, Silas becomes a misanthrope and accumulates a hoard of gold in lieu of human affections. His gold is stolen, but he gets instead a golden-haired foundling