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A very smart ten volume set of works by English novelist, George Eliot, all in half calf binding. A complete set of ten volumes uniformly bound in half calf bindings with gilt detailing to the spines.A library edition complete set of works by leading Victorian writer, George Eliot.All volumes feature an illustrated monochrome frontispiece.The set comprises:Adam BedeMill on The FlossRomolaScenes of Clerical LifeSilas Marner: The Lifted Veil Brother JacobFelix Holt: The RadicalMiddlemarchDaniel DerondaThe Spanish Gypsy: The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems Old and NewTheophrastus Such Essays and Leaves from a NotebookGeorge Eliot, real name Mary Ann Evans, was known for her realism, sense of place and detailed depiction of the countryside.As well as her seven novels, this set also comprises of Eliot's collection of three short stories in Vol V (her first published work of fiction), her collection of poems in Vol XI and her thoughts on the philosopher Theophrastus in Vol X. In half calf bindings with gilt detailing to spines. Externally, all very smart with slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities, heaviest to the joints. Light markings to the boards, most noticeable to the boards of Middlemarch and The Spanish Gypsy. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with odd spotting to the fore edges. Very Good Indeed.

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.