Books

two volumes, contemporary half-leather over marbled boards, raised bands, leather labels, spines a trifle chipped at head, corners a trifle rubbed, marbled edges, very minor spotting, a handsome set. the author s first novel; first edition; 366 and 381 pages; keywords: fiction - women authors;

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.