{"product_id":"9780786140701","title":"Scenes of Clerical Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Eliot's brilliant fiction debut contains three stories from the lives of clergymen, with the aim of disclosing the value hidden in the commonplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Sad Fortunes of the Rev. Amos Barton\" portrays a character who is hard to like and generally despised—until his suffering shocks others into fellowship and sympathy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Mr. Gilfil's Love-Story,\" young Caterina is courted by two opposite men: Wybrow, who is capable of loving only himself, and Mr. Gilfil, whose love is selfless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Janet's Repentance\" recounts a conversion from sinfulness to righteousness, achieved through the selfless endeavors of an Evangelical clergyman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten more than a decade after her break with the Christian faith, these tales represent Eliot's search for a \"religion of Humanity\" compatible with the best qualities of Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47094459760880,"sku":"9780786140701","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780786140701_p0.jpg?v=1763661012","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786140701","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}