Crossword puzzle clue "first novel"

First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f

"___ Bede" (George Eliot's first novel)

George Eliot's first novel

Anne Brontë's first novel

Anne Brontë's first novel

Start of the first Millhone novel title

End of the first Millhone novel title

First name in a Tolstoy novel