Books

Eight volumes, 8vo; contemporary tree calf gilt, morocco lettering pieces, all edges gilt, school prize with label to Adam Bede and gilt stamp to upper covers, a fine set. A finely bound set of George Eliot's novels.

Scenes of Clerical Life is the title under which George Eliot's first published works of fiction appeared in 1858, consisting of three novellas based on the lives of different clergymen. Originally published anonymously, these stories mark Eliot's debut into the world of literature.