Scenes of Clerical Life: Two Volumes in One (Garland Victorian Fiction: Novels of Faith and Doubt)

When Scenes of Clerical Life--Eliot's first work of fiction--first appeared in print anonymously in 1857, critics immediately hailed it for its humorous irony, the truthfulness of its presentation of the lives of ordinary men and women, and its compassionate acceptance of human weakness. Thethree stories that comprise the volume foreshadow Eliot's greatest work, and an acquaintance with them is essential to a full understanding of one of the greatest English novelists.Eliot, George is the author of 'Scenes of Clerical Life: Two Volumes in One (Garland Victorian Fiction: Novels of Faith and Doubt)', published 1975 under ISBN 9780824015671 and ISBN 0824015673.