num_pages: 338
description: A collection of three stories. The Stories take place in and around the fictional town of Milby in the English Midlands. Each of the Scenes concerns a different Anglican clergyman, but is not necessarily centred upon him. Eliot examines, among other things, the effects of religious reform and the tension between the Established and the Dissenting Churches on the clergymen and their congregations, and draws attention to various social issues, such as poverty, alcoholism, and domestic violence.This book has 387 pages and originally published in 1857.
language: English
title: Scenes of Clerical Life
titlecomplete: Scenes of Clerical Life
genres: Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Victorian, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 3031
series: Scenes of Clerical Life
publisher: Oxford University Press