Three tales filled with conflict, human concern and poignant humour by George Eliot.
'The Sad Fortunes Of The Rev Amos Barton' is the tale of a poor clergyman with a loving wife and too many children. Not until personal tragedy strikes does Amos recognize his own frailties, while his critical parishioners learn to appreciate him too late.
A clergyman's vividly evoked experience of a hopeless love is the theme of 'Mr Gilfil's Love-Story', while 'Janet's Repentance' expands from personal degradation to spiritual elevation in a searching analysis of human behaviour.
In 'Scenes of a Clerical Life' the emerging George Eliot, with her distinctive emphasis on intertwined existences and life's timeless moral dilemmas, directs a sympathetic and realistic drama of provincial life.
The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction, notes, selected criticism and chronology of George Eliot's life and times.
