Scenes of Clerical Life (Oxford World's Classics)

About this book

When Scenes of Clerical Life--Eliots 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. The three stories that comprise the volume foreshadow Eliots greatest work and an acquaintance with them is essential to a full understanding of one of the greatest English novelists.