First published in 1951, The Second Scroll is the only novel by A.M. Klein, a complex work rich with biblical, talmudic, kabbalistic, and literary allusions. This scholarly edition annotates and restores the text to Klein's original vision.

Zailig Pollock is Professor of English Literature, Trent University.

Elizabeth Popham is professor in the Department of English Literature at Trent University.

'[The Second Scroll is] wrought with the scrupulous care of high art, and employed for a purpose nobler ... than any other tale that resembles it in English literature, although Blake and Joyce come to mind.'

B.K. Sandwell:

'[The Second Scroll is] wrought with the scrupulous care of high art, and employed for a purpose nobler ... than any other tale that resembles it in English literature, although Blake and Joyce come to mind.'

William Arthur Deacon:

'[The Second Scroll is] wrought with the scrupulous care of high art, and employed for a purpose nobler ... than any other tale that resembles it in English literature, although Blake and Joyce come to mind.'

Leon Edel:

'[The Second Scroll is] wrought with the scrupulous care of high art, and employed for a purpose nobler ... than any other tale that resembles it in English literature, although Blake and Joyce come to mind.'

Robertson Davies:

'[The Second Scroll is] wrought with the scrupulous care of high art, and employed for a purpose nobler ... than any other tale that resembles it in English literature, although Blake and Joyce come to mind.'