Scenes of Clerical Life
George Eliot
Read by Bruce Pirie
Scenes of Clerical Life, which appeared in book form in 1858 (after serial publication in the previous year), was the first published fiction by George Eliot, the pen name for Mary Anne Evans. It consists of three novellas based on the lives of country clergymen and their communities. These characters interest Eliot not for their theology — she had abandoned conventional Christian belief — but for their humanity. In these stories, we find the earliest signs of the narrative voice, the humanism, and the realism that would make George Eliot one of the greatest novelists of the 1800s. (Introduction by Bruce Pirie) (15 hr 53 min)
Chapters
Amos Barton - 01 | 29:51 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Amos Barton - 02 | 45:07 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Amos Barton - 03 | 20:36 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Amos Barton - 04 | 11:42 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Amos Barton - 05 | 21:36 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Amos Barton - 06 | 21:10 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Amos Barton - 07 | 19:58 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Amos Barton - 08 | 10:18 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Amos Barton - 09 | 11:10 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Amos Barton - 10 & Conclusion | 6:30 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 01 | 35:10 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 02 | 37:02 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 03 | 15:37 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 04 | 32:23 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 05 | 31:05 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 06 | 6:07 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 07 | 12:31 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 08 | 9:05 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 09 | 6:08 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 10 | 10:28 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 11 | 10:36 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 12 | 19:37 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 13 | 14:11 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 14 | 6:46 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 15 | 5:05 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 16 | 8:38 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 17 | 6:34 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 18 | 5:33 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 19 | 30:30 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 20 | 8:51 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Mr. Gilfil's Love Story - 21 & Epilogue | 9:24 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 01 | 13:47 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 02 | 32:38 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 03 | 37:48 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 04 | 17:00 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 05 | 15:39 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 06 | 8:34 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 07 | 13:19 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 08 | 32:34 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 09 | 8:30 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 10 | 19:24 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 11 | 18:12 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 12 | 6:28 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 13 | 14:09 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 14 | 13:58 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 15 | 13:06 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 16 | 12:40 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 17 | 5:40 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 18 | 21:47 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 19 | 6:36 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 20 | 5:02 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 21 | 13:21 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 22 | 15:16 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 23 | 11:25 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 24 | 13:55 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 25 | 30:29 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 26 | 18:21 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 27 | 9:20 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Janet's Repentance - 28 | 4:52 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
Reviews
EXCELLENT—thank you!! :D
sandycandy
Wonderful reading of Eliot’s Scenes of Clerical Life. I highly recommend listening to this recording by Bruce Pirie! Thank you for such a great recording :D I’m currently reading for my comps and Pirie’s recording is absolutely brilliant. Appreciate you!!
Excellent
JH
Three excellent stories with descriptions of life so clearly explained and beautifully presented. Bruce Pirie did an outstanding job.
Carolyn Lussier
Another beautiful, understated reading by Bruce Piery.(?sp) At first, I was a little put off by her Victorian style (think Jane Austen), but the author drew me in with her sympathy for her characters. The stories also educated me as to the tenuous nature of life at that time.
Patsy McNulty
This book is like finding a hidden jewel or perhaps finding an exquisite flower whose beauty and fragrance continue on forever in one's memory. A great book well read is always a gift.
FreeMr.Peltier
I liked the third story the best . It was inspiring.That would definitely be 5 stars. Thank you to the excellent reader for all 3 stories
N Cataldo
Vividly drawn characters, wonderful stories of human nature, beautifully read by Bruce Piri
Beautiful tales
Compulsive Reader
A wonderful book, beautifully read by Bruce Pirie, thank you, JK.
charming sensitive tales
Joy
Beautifully read. George Eliot would have approved