Eliot, George  (, 1819-1880) <br/><br/>
Scenes of clerical life 
/ George Eliot ; edited by Thomas A. Noble 
 - Oxford  : Oxford University Press  , 1999, c1985 
 - 310 p.  ; 20 cm 
 - Oxford World's Classics .
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780192837806 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Clergy---England----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>England---Social life and customs---19th century----Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>FIC ELI