Scenes of Clerical Life
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Scenes of Clerical Life is a collection of three interlinked short stories by George Eliot that portray the moral and social lives of rural English clergymen and their communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scenes of Clerical Life canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scenes of Clerical Life Context triple: [George Eliot, notableWork, Scenes of Clerical Life]
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A.
The Chimney-Corner
"The Chimney-Corner" is a collection of domestic essays and sketches by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflect on family life, morality, and social issues in 19th-century America.
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B.
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven, about an angel who comes to Earth to help a troubled bishop and his wife.
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C.
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers is an 1857 Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically portrays clerical politics and social maneuvering in the fictional English cathedral town of Barchester.
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D.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset is Anthony Trollope’s final novel in the Barsetshire series, renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial English life and the moral and social dilemmas of its clergy and gentry.
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E.
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby is a 2002 film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, following a young man who must protect his family from hardship and cruelty in 19th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scenes of Clerical Life Target entity description: Scenes of Clerical Life is a collection of three interlinked short stories by George Eliot that portray the moral and social lives of rural English clergymen and their communities.
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A.
The Chimney-Corner
"The Chimney-Corner" is a collection of domestic essays and sketches by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflect on family life, morality, and social issues in 19th-century America.
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B.
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven, about an angel who comes to Earth to help a troubled bishop and his wife.
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C.
Barchester Towers
Barchester Towers is an 1857 Victorian novel by Anthony Trollope that satirically portrays clerical politics and social maneuvering in the fictional English cathedral town of Barchester.
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D.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
The Last Chronicle of Barset is Anthony Trollope’s final novel in the Barsetshire series, renowned for its intricate portrayal of provincial English life and the moral and social dilemmas of its clergy and gentry.
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E.
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby is a 2002 film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, following a young man who must protect his family from hardship and cruelty in 19th-century England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author |
George Eliot
ⓘ
George Eliot ⓘ
surface form:
Mary Ann Evans
|
| bookPublicationYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Janet's Repentance
ⓘ
Mr Gilfil's Love-Story ⓘ The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly praised by contemporary critics ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Blackwood's Magazine ⓘ |
| followedBy | Adam Bede ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
ⓘ
short stories ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
Anglican clergymen
ⓘ
rural parishioners ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | no (in original edition) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism in England
clergy ⓘ provincial life ⓘ |
| includedIn |
George Eliot
ⓘ
surface form:
George Eliot canon
|
| influenced | development of English realist fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | interlinked stories ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
marriage and domestic life
ⓘ
moral life of clergymen ⓘ religion and morality ⓘ social life of rural communities ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | first published work of George Eliot ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 3 ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedUnderPseudonym | George Eliot ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| publicationYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| publisher | Blackwood and Sons ⓘ |
| setting | rural England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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