Scenes of Clerical Life
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Three stories are set during the last twenty years of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century over a fifty year period, and take place in and around the fictional town of Milby in the English Midlands. 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.
Customer Reviews
Apparently Vincent van Gogh read Janet’s
I was inspired to read this book because in one of his letters Vincent Van Gogh says he is reading Janet’s Remorse.
I found this book of two shortish stories and one longer story interesting and insightful. It was written in the first half of the 19th century and that way of life is very long gone, but the human element still spoke to me. There was humour and some lovely descriptive passages.
As a Van Gogh scholar there were many passages which I could easily imagine had worked silently in Vincent’s mind and perhaps had an influence on his life choices. Of course we will never know, but did Mr Tynan inspire Vincent to try his hand at being a preacher, it seems entirely possible and an intriguing thought.