First half of Eliot novel in the first person? (4)
I believe the answer is:
adam
'the first person?' is the definition.
(biblical first person created)
'first half of eliot novel' is the wordplay.
'first half of' means to take half the letters.
'eliot novel' becomes 'Adam Bede' (George Eliot novel).
'adambede' with half the letters taken is 'ADAM'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for adam that I've seen before include "- - Bede by George Eliot" , "First Christian ancestor" , "First man of Genesis" , "Eden inhabitant" , "Biblical first human" .)