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Scenes of clerical life / George Eliot ; edited by Thomas A. Noble

By:

Eliot, George, (, 1819-1880)

Contributor(s):

Noble, Thomas A

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press , 1999, c1985Description: 310 p. ; 20 cmISBN:

9780192837806

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

FIC ELI

Summary: The three stories that make up the Scenes, The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton', Mr Gilfil's Love Story', and Janet's Repentance', foreshadow George Eliot's major work, and their success gave her the confidence to become one of the greatest English novelists. Struck by 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 make up the Scenes, The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton', Mr Gilfil's Love Story', and Janet's Repentance', foreshadow George Eliot's major work, and their success gave her the confidence to become one of the greatest English novelists.

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Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC ELI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		025196

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The three stories that make up the Scenes, The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton', Mr Gilfil's Love Story', and Janet's Repentance', foreshadow George Eliot's major work, and their success gave her the confidence to become one of the greatest English novelists. Struck by 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 make up the Scenes, The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton', Mr Gilfil's Love Story', and Janet's Repentance', foreshadow George Eliot's major work, and their success gave her the confidence to become one of the greatest English novelists.

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