Scenes of Clerical Life (Part 1)

George Eliot

⏱ 8 minVictorian classic

Part 1 of 2. George Eliot's first fiction: the humble curate Amos Barton, whose gentle wife is worn to death by poverty and scandal — and old Mr Gilfil, whose crusty age hides a young man's tragic, thwarted love.

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