Contemporaries on George Eliot's Works

An understanding of how George Eliot’s contemporaries were reading and responding to her published works helps us appreciate her reach, her fame, and her historical significance.

In this section, you will find commentary on Eliot's works published in periodicals during and shortly beyond her lifetime.

The George Eliot Archive offers far more reviews and commentary on Eliot's works than any print volume. As a digital scholarly edition, we are able to continuously expand as new items are identified. We have relied on the work of editors of printed collections as our starting point and continued to build our collection well beyond what has been available. Our digital edition more than quadruples the number of previously collected reviews of Middlemarch, facilitating new avenues of inquiry into the novel's early reception.

We also have an extensive collection of articles reporting on and summarizing lectures presented on George Eliot’s works and on her literary influence within and outside of England. As these documents demonstrate, Eliot's writing garnered widespread acclaim from professional critics and common citizens alike, who generally praised the creativity, wit, complex characters, and the moral philosophy incorporated into her writings.


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"Multiple Classified Advertisements." Boston Investigator, 3 Jan. 1855.

"Multiple Classified Advertisements." Boston Investigator, 28 Feb. 1855.

"A Valuable Book." Boston Investigator, 11 Apr. 1855.

Eliot, George. "Belles Lettres: Three Novels." Westminster Review, LXVI, October 1856, pp. 571-78.

Eliot, George, 1819-1880. "Transatlantic Latter-Day Poetry." The Leader, vol. 7, 7 June 1856, pp. 547-48.

"Standard Liberal Works, For Sale at the Investigator Office." Boston Investigator, 10 Dec. 1856.

Lucas, Samuel. "Recent Novels - Scenes of Clerical Life and White Lies." The Times, 2 Jan. 1858, p. 9.

"Notices of New Publications." New York Herald, 21 Feb. 1858, p. 1.

"A New Novelist." Saturday Review, vol. 135, 29 May 1858, pp. 566-7.

"Scenes of Clerical Life / Adam Bede." British Controversialist and Literary Magazine, 1859, pp. 268-73.

Forster, John. "Adam Bede." Edinburgh Review [American Edition], July 1859, pp. 223-246.

"Adam Bede." John Bull and Britannia, 12 Feb. 1859, p. 107.

Jewsbury, Geraldine. "Adam Bede [A Review]." Athenaeum, 26 Feb. 1859, p. 284.

"Adam Bede [A Review]." The Morning Chronicle, 28 Feb. 1859, p. 6.

"Adam Bede." Economist, 5 Mar. 1859, pp. 256-257.

"Book Notices." Evening Star, 28 Mar. 1859.

Westminster Review [American Edition], vol. 71, Apr. 1859, pp. 269–283.

Dallas, E. S. "Adam Bede." The Times, 12 Apr. 1859, p. 5.

Eliot, George. "Adam Bede." Times, 16 Apr. 1859, p. 7.

"Harper & Bros." New York Herald, 5 Aug. 1859.

Eliot, George. "Adam Bede." Times, 2 Dec. 1859, p. 10.

Newby, Thos Cautley . "Adam Bede, Jun." Times, 5 Dec. 1859, p. 7.

"The Mill on the Floss [A Review]." British Controversialist and Literary Magazine, 1860, pp. 412-16

"The Mill on the Floss [A Review]." The Spectator, 7 Apr. 1860, pp. 330-331

"The Mill on the Floss [A Review]." Athenaeum, 7 April 1860, pp. 467-68.

"The Mill on the Floss [A Review]." The Saturday Review, 7 April 1860, pp. 471-2

"George Eliot's New Romance." Leader, 14 April 1860, pp. 355-6

"George Eliot's New Novel." The Leader and Saturday Analyst, 14 April 1860, pp. 335-36.

"Literary Review." John Bull and Britannia, 14 Apr. 1860, pp. 235-236.

"Literature." Glasgow Herald, 18 Apr. 1860.

"George Eliot and the Passionate School of Female Novelists." Westmorland Gazette and Kendal Advertiser, 21 Apr. 1860, p. 3.

"George Eliot and the Passionate School of Female Novelists." Westmorland Gazette, 21 Apr. 1860, p. 3.

Collins, Rev. W. Lucas. "The Mill on the Floss." Blackwood's Magazine, vol. 87, May 1860, pp. 611–623.

Blackwood's Magazine, vol. 87, May 1860, pp. 490-504

"The Book of the Month." Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 May 1860, p. 44-47.

"[Review of the] Mill on the Floss." Economist, 12 May 1860, p. 509-511.

Dallas, E. S. "The Mill on the Floss [A Review]." The Times, 19 May 1860, p. 10.

"[A Review of] The Mill and the Floss." Illustrated Times, 2 Jun. 1860, p. 345.

"The Literary Examiner." Examiner, 16 Jun. 1860.

"The Periodicals-July." The Nonconformist, 11 July 1860, p. 557.

Robertson, James Craigie. "Eliot's Novels." The Quarterly Review, Oct. 1860, pp. 469–499.

"The Last Number of the Quarterly Review has a Review of the Novels of 'George Eliot.'" Daily Evening Bulletin, 17 Dec. 1860.

Mulock, Dinah. To Novelists - And a Novelist. Macmillan's Magazine, April 1861, pp. 441-8

"New Novels." The Athenaeum, 6 April 1861, pp. 464-465.

"Silas Marner [A Review]." The Saturday Review, 13 April 1861, pp. 369-70

"General Literature." Economist, 27 Apr. 1861, pp. 455-457.

The Times, 29 Apr. 1861, p. 12.

"Belles Lettres." Westminster Review, July 1861, pp. 151-152.

"Literature, Science and Art." Woolmer's Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 25 Oct. 1861, p. 3.

"Literature, Science and Art." Woolmer's Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 6 Dec. 1861, p. 3.

"A Batch of Last Year's Novels." Dublin University Magazine, April 1862, pp. 398-401.

"Art and Literary Gossip." Cheshire Observer and General Advertiser, 12 Apr. 1862, p. 2.

"Romola [A Review]." Athenaeum, 11 July 1863, p. 46.

Hutton, R.H. "Romola [A Review]." The Spectator, 18 July 1863.

"Current Literature." Illustrated London News, 18 Jul. 1863, p. 74.

"Romola [A Review]." Westminster Review, October 1863, pp. 344-52

"News." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 18 Nov. 1864, p. 2.

"Echoes of the Week." Illustrated London News, 20 May 1865.

Morley, John. "George Eliot's Novels." Macmillan's Magazine, May 1866, pp. 272–279.

"Art and Literary." Stirling Observer and Midland Counties Advertiser, 3 May 1866, p. 3.

"Literary." Cleveland Daily Leader, 24 May 1866.

Morley, John. "Felix Holt, the Radical." The Saturday Review, 16 June 1866, pp. 722-4

"Echoes of the Week." Illustrated London News, 23 Jun. 1866.

Dallas, E. S. "Felix Holt." The Times, 26 June 1866, p. 6.

"[A Review of] Felix Holt, the Radical." Trewman's Exeter Flying Post, 27 June 1866, p. 6.

"Felix Holt, the Radical [A Review]." Blackwood's Magazine, July 1866, pp. 94-109

"Felix Holt, the Radical [A Review]."Westminster Review, July 1866, pp. 200-207.

"Felix Holt." Pall Mall Gazette, 5 Jul. 1866.

"The Literary Examiner." Examiner, 7 Jul 1866.

"Current Literature." Illustrated London News, 14 Jul. 1866, p. 43.

"Our Library Table." North Wales Chronicle, 14 July 1866, p. 2.

"Literature." Derby Mercury, 18 July 1866, p. 6.

"Felix Holt" The Nonconformist, 25 July 1866, p. 606.

F. C. "Felix Holt, the Radical." Western Times, 7 Aug. 1866, p. 6.

"A Word About the Quinns-- And Books." Edgefield Advertiser, 8 Aug, 1866, p. 2.

F. C. "Felix Holt, the Radical." Western Times, 14 Aug. 1866, p. 2.

F. C. "Felix Holt, the Radical." Western Times, 14 Aug. 1866, p. 2.

James, Henry. "Felix Holt, the Radical [A Review]." The Nation, 16 Aug. 1866, pp. 127–128.

"Felix Holt, the Radical." The Nation, 16 Aug. 1866, pp. 127-128.

Lancaster, H. H. "George Eliot's Novels." The North British Review, Sept. 1866, pp. 197–228.

"About Literature and the Arts." Northampton Mercury, 29 Sept. 1866, p. 3.

James, Henry. "The Novels of George Eliot." Atlantic Monthly, Oct. 1866, vol. 18, pp. 479–492.

"Felix Holt, the Radical." The North American Review, Oct. 1866, pp. 557–563.

Morley, John. "George Eliot's Novels." Australasian, 3 November 1866, p. 6.

"George Eliot." British Quarterly Review, vol. 45, 1867, pp. 141-78

"Literary Notices." Newcastle Courant, 5 Apr. 1867, p. 3.

"Literature of the Week." Hampshire Advertiser County Newspaper, 8 June 1867, p. 7.

"The Literary Lounger: The Magazines." Illustrated Times, 22 Jun. 1867, p. 395.

James, Henry. Review of the Spanish Gypsy. Nation, Vol. 7, 1868, Pgs. 12-14

"News." Dundee Courier and Argus, 21 Apr. 1868.

"Literature, Music, Science, and Art." Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 1 May 1868, p. 3.

"[A Review of] The Spanish Gypsy, A Poem." London Express, 30 May 1868, p. 1.

"The Spanish Gypsy." Chicago Tribune, 14 Jun. 1868.

"Varieties." Exeter and Plymouth Gazette, 19 June 1868, p. 3.

"[A Review of] The Spanish Gypsy, a Poem." Guardian, 24 Jun. 1868, p. 720.

"The Spanish Gypsy." Chicago Tribune, 22 Jul. 1868.

"England." Boston Daily Advertiser, 7 Nov. 1868.

"Books." The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, 1 Apr. 1869, p. 215.

"The Magazines for May." Berrows Worcester Journal, 8 May 1869, p. 6.

James, H. "About Some of the George Eliot's Novels." Treasury of Literature and the Ladies' Treasury, 2 Aug. 1869, p. 56-63.

"Multiple News Items." Dundee Courier and Argus, 28 Feb. 1870.

"The Legend of Jubal." London Daily News, 5 May 1870, p. 5.

"Choice Bits." Penny Illustrated Paper, 8 Jul. 1871, p. 7.

"George Eliot's Armgart." Nonconformist, 12 Jul. 1871, p. 693.

"Literary, Scientific, and Artistic Notes." Bucks Herald, 30 Sept. 1871, p. 3.

"Multiple News Items." Penny Illustrated Paper, 14 Oct. 1871, p. 227.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." The Daily News, 28 November 1871.

"George Eliot's New Story." Daily News, 28 Nov. 1871, p. 5.

"George Eliot's New Story." Daily News London, 29 Nov 1871, p. 5.

"George Eliot's Middlemarch." Examiner, 2 Dec 1871, p. 1192-3.

"George Eliot's New Novel." The Standard, 2 Dec. 1871.

Hutton, R. H., "George Eliot's Middlemarch," Spectator, vol. 44, 16 December 1871, pp. 1528-1529.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." The Observer, 17 December 1871.

"Literature: George Eliot's New Novel." Manchester Guardian, 21 December 1871, p. 7.

Main, Alexander. Wise, Witty and Tender Sayings in Prose and Verse, selected from the Works of George Eliot, Edinburgh & London: Blackwood, 1872

Agnus, Joseph. "George Eliot has adopted a plan with the publication of Middlemarch..." Westminster Review, Jan 1872, p. 131-2.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Aberdeen Journal, 24 Jan 1872, p. 6.

"Literature." Aberdeen Journal, 24 Jan. 1872, p. 6.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Daily News London, 29 Jan 1872, p. 5

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Athenaeum, 3 Feb 1872, p. 137-8

Examiner, 3 Feb 1872, p. 125-6

"George Eliot's New Story." Standard, 15 Feb. 1872, p. 2.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Athenaeum, 30 March 1872, p. 393.

"Middlemarch.--- Book III." Examiner, 30 Mar 1872, p. 333-4.

"George Eliot's New Novel." Standard, 29 Apr. 1872, p. 3.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Aberdeen Journal, 1 May 1872, p. 9

"The Melancholy of 'Middlemarch.'" The Spectator, 1 June 1872, pp.685-687.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Athenaeum, 1 June 1872, p. 681.

"George Eliot's New Novel." Standard, 3 June 1872, p. 2.

"Middlemarch.---Book IV." Examiner, 8 Jun 1872, p. 575-6.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Aberdeen Journal, 19 June 1872, p. 6.

"Middlemarch.--- Book V." Examiner, 27 July 1872, p. 743-4.

The Contemporary Review, vol. 20, Aug. 1872, pp. 403–422.

"George Eliot's New Novel." Standard, 8 Aug. 1872, p. 5.

"George Eliot's New Novel." Standard, 8 August 1872, p. 5.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Aberdeen Journal, 21 August 1872, p. 6.

"Literature, Science, and Art Gossip." Dundee Courier, 23 Sept. 1872.

"Middlemarch.---Book VI." Examiner, 5 Oct 1872, p. 985-6.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Aberdeen Journal, 9 October 1872, p. 6.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Aberdeen Journal, 6 November 1872, p. 6

"Middlemarch." Standard [London], 13 Nov 1872, p. 5.

Collins, W. Lucas. "Middlemarch." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, vol. 112, Dec. 1872, pp. 727–745.

"George Eliot's New Novel." Standard [London], 2 Dec 1872, p. 5.

"Middlemarch: The Eighth and Last Book." Standard, 4 December 1872, p. 5.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Examiner, 7 December 1872, pp. 1204-5.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." The Saturday Review, 7 December 1872, pp. 733-4.

"Literature." Athenaeum, 7 December 1872, pp. 725-726.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Examiner, 7 Dec 1872, p. 1204-5.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Leeds Mercury, 14 Dec 1872, p. 12.

"Middlemarch." Leeds Mercury, 14 Dec. 1872, p. 12.

"The Humour of Middlemarch." Spectator, 14 December 1872, pp. 1582-1583

"Middlemarch [A Review]." The Saturday Review, 21 December 1872, pp. 796.

"Middlemarch." Graphic, 28 Dec. 1872, p. 610.

Hutton, R. H. "Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life [A Review]." British Quarterly Review, vol. 57, 1873, pp. 407–429.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." London Quarterly and Holborn Review, vol. 40, 1873, pp. 99-110.

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Fortnightly Review, vol. 19, Jan. 1873, pp. 142–147.

Milnes, Richard Monckton. Middlemarch: a Study of Provincial Life. Edinburgh Review [American Review], Jan. 1873, pp. 126–135.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Edinburgh Review, January 1873, pp. 246-63.

Simcox, Edith. "Middlemarch." The Academy, 1 Jan. 1873, p. 1-4.

Colvin, Sydney. The Fortnightly Review Vol XIII. London, Virtue and Co., 1 January 1873.

Colvin, Sydney. "Critical Notices." The Fortnightly Review Volume XII. London, Virtue and Co., 1 January 1873, pp. 142-148.

"Living Men of Letters." Standard, 13 Jan. 1873, p. 5.

"Middlemarch." Chicago Daily Tribune, 19 Jan, 1873.

"Middlemarch [A Review]." Aberdeen Journal, 22 Jan 1873, p. 6

"Literature." Aberdeen Journal, 22 Jan. 1873, p. 6.

"News." Tamworth Herald, 25 Jan. 1873, p. 3.

James, Henry. "Middlemarch." The Galaxy, Mar. 1873, pp. 424–428.

Broome, Frederick Napier. "Middlemarch." The Times, 7 Mar. 1873, p. 3.

Laing, Robert. "Middlemarch, a Study of Provincial Life." The Quarterly Review, Apr. 1873, pp. 336–369.

Eliot, George. "'Sayings,' by George Eliot ('Adam Bede')." Williamstown Chronicle (Vic. : 1856 - 1954), 5 April 1873, p. 6.

Smith, George Barnett. "George Eliot." Saint Paul's Magazine, May 1873, pp. 592–616.

"Summary of News." Nottinghamshire Guardian, 20 June 1873, p. 4-5.

"London Notes." Ipswich Journal, 28 Oct. 1873, p. 2.

"News." Western Times, 31 Mar. 1874, p. 6.

"A Volume of Poems by George Eliot." Standard, 13 May 1874, p. 5.

"Books Received." Graphic, 23 May 1874, p. 499.

"Literature: George Eliot as a Poet." Aberdeen Journal, 24 June 1874, p. 6.

"News." Dundee Courier and Argus, 28 July 1874.

S. P. "On George Eliot's 'Armgart.'" Nottinghamshire Guardian, 9 Oct. 1874, p. 6.

"London, Friday, Dec. 11." London Daily News, 11 Dec.1874, p. 4.

"Mrs. Fawcett on Novels." Freeman's Journal, 11 Dec. 1874, p. 7.

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[G. W. S.]. New York Tribune, 26 Jul. 1875.

G.W. S. "News Item." New York Tribune, 26 Jul. 1875.

"Notes From the Athenæum." Glasgow Herald, 18 Sept. 1875, p. 7.

"Literary Gossip." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 18 Sept. 1875, p. 3.

"Literary Gossip." Chelmsford Chronicle, 24 Sept. 1875, p. 7.

"George Eliot." South Australian Register, 25 November 1875, p. 5.

"George Eliot." Evening Journal, 25 November 1875, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Adelaide Observer, 4 December 1875, p. 6.

"Literary Notes." Belfast News-Letter, 7 Dec. 1875.

Smith, George Barnett. George Eliot in Derbyshire. London: Ward, Lock, and Tyler, Warwick House, Paternoster Row, 1876, Pgs. 1-91.

Francillon, R. E. "George Eliot's First Romance." The Gentleman's Magazine. New York, AMS Press, 1876. pp. 411 - 427.

Picciotto, James. "Deronda the Jew." The Gentleman's Magazine. New York, AMS Press, 1876. pp. 593-603.

"Literature." Examiner, 29 Jan. 1876, p. 124.

"Daniel Deronda." London Observer, 30 Jan. 1876, p. 7.

"Daniel Deronda." York Herald, 1 Feb. 1876, p. 3.

"Daniel Deronda." Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, 1 Feb. 1876, p. 3.

"George Eliot's New Story." Nonconformist, 2 Feb. 1876, p. 110.

"From Our London Correspondent." York Herald, 3 Feb. 1876, p. 5.

"Daniel Deronda [A Review]." Academy, 5 February 1876, p. 120.

Hutton, R. H. "George Eliot Heroines." The Spectator, 12 Feb. 1876.

"Daniel Deronda." York Herald, 1 Mar. 1876, p. 3.

"Literature: Daniel Deronda." Examiner, 4 Mar. 1876, p. 265.

"Daniel Deronda." Daily Gazette, 8 Mar. 1876, p. 3.

"Daniel Deronda." Daily Gazette For Middlesbrough, 8 Mar. 1876, p. 3.

"The Reviewer: George Eliot's Forthcoming Novel."
Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), 25 March 1876, p. 12.

"George Eliot's Forthcoming Novel." Brisbane Courier, 28 March 1876, p. 3.

Spencer, C. H. "George Eliot." Melbourne Review, 1 Apr. 1876, p. 145-162.

Hutton, R. H. "Daniel Deronda [A Review]." The Spectator, 8 Apr. 1876.

"Daniel Deronda — Third Part." Nonconformist, 12 Apr. 1876, p. 363.

"George Eliot." Burlington Weekly Free Press, 5 May 1876.

"George Eliot." South Australian Register, 10 May 1876, p. 7.

"Daniel Deronda." York Herald, 11 May 1876, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Australasian, 27 May 1876, p. 8.

"Daniel Deronda." Nonconformist, 31 May 1876, p. 555.

Hutton, R. H. "The Hero of Daniel Deronda." The Spectator, 10 June 1876.

"Daniel Deronda [A Review]." Athenaeum, 1 July 1876, pp. 14-15

"Literary, Artistic, and Scientific." London Week's News, 8 Jul. 1876, p. 875.

"George Eliot's Novel." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser,8 July 1876, p. 7.

"Mortimer Collins and George Eliot." Berrow's Worcester Journal, 15 July 1876, p. 6.

Hutton, R. H. "The Strong Side of Daniel Deronda." The Spectator, 29 July 1876.

"Daniel Deronda and the 'Philosopher's Club.'" Boston Daily Advertiser, 19 Aug. 1876.

"Daniel Deronda." Examiner, 2 September 1876, pp. 993-4.

"Daniel Deronda." Nottinghamshire Guardian, 8 Sept. 1876, p. 6.

Saintsbury, George. "Daniel Deronda." Academy, 9 Sept. 1876, pp. 253–254.

"Daniel Deronda." The Saturday Review, 16 September 1876, pp. 356-8.

"Daniel Deronda." Graphic, 16 Sept. 1876, p. 279.

"Daniel Deronda." Pall Mall Gazette, 30 Sept. 1876, p. 12.

"Daniel Deronda." Pall Mall Gazette, 30 Sept. 1876.

"George Eliot in Derbyshire." Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper, 1 Oct. 1876, p. 5.

"[A Review of] Daniel Deronda." Guardian, 4 Oct. 1876, p. 1812.

"'Daniel Deronda.'" Pall Mall Gazette, 4 Oct. 1876, p. 10.

"Daniel Deronda." Pall Mall Gazette, 4 Oct. 1876.

Colvin, Sidney. "Daniel Deronda." Fortnightly Review, vol. 26, Nov. 1876, pp. 601–616.

"Elizabeth Stuart Phelps on George Eliot." Inter Ocean, 28 Nov. 1876, p. 7.

James, Henry. "Daniel Deronda: A Conversation." Atlantic Monthly, Dec. 1876, pp. 684–694.

"Daniel Deronda." Times, 11 Dec. 1876, p. 6.

"Dr. Adler on 'Daniel Deronda.'" Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 12 Dec. 1876, p. 6.

"Dr. Adler on 'Daniel Deronda.'" Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 12 Dec. 1876, p. 6.

"Daniel Deronda." The Jewish Chronicle, 15 December 1876, pp. 585-6

Dowden, Edward. The Contemporary Review, Vol. 29, 1877, Pgs. 348-369.

Kaufmann, David. George Eliot and Judaism: An Attempt to Appreciate Daniel Deronda. Translated from the German by J. W. Ferrier. Edinburgh & London: 1877.

Bowker, R. R. "Daniel Deronda." International Review, IV, Jan. 1877, pp. 68–76.

Whipple, Edwin P. "Daniel Deronda." The North American Review, Jan. 1877, pp. 31–52.

"Gwendolyn's Original." Dodge City Times, 31 Mar. 1877.

Norland, Annie. "George Eliot." Galveston Daily News, 27 May 1877.

Jacobs, Joseph. "Mordecai: A Protest Against the Critics by a Jew." Macmillan's Magazine, June 1877, pp. 101–111.

"George Eliot's Books." Ovens and Murray Advertiser, 9 June 1877, p. 3.

"A Literary 'Coincidence'-- Where George Eliot got the Drowing Scene for her 'Daniel Deronda.'" Daily Evening Bulletin, 25 Jun. 1877.

"Mr. Swinburne on Charlotte Bronte." Nonconformist, 29 Aug. 1877, p. 879.

"Mr. Swinburne's New Volume." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 29 Aug. 1877, p. 3.

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Kaufmann, David. George Eliot and Judaism: An attempt to Appreciate "Daniel Deronda." Translated by J. W. Ferrier, Edinburgh, W. Blackwood, 1878

"George Eliot as a Novelist." Westminster Review, vol. 54, July 1878, pp. 105-35

"Impressions of Theophrastus Such." The Edinburgh Review. New York, The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, 1879. pp. 287-302.

"Impressions of Theophrastus Such." The Academy, London, Robert Scott Walker, 1879. pp. 555-557.

"Impressions of Theophrastus Such." The Saturday Review, London, 1879. pp. 805-806.

"Art. VI. --- Theophrastus Such." New Haven, The Westminster Review, vol. 112, 1879, pp. 185-196.

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Courthorpe, W. J. "The Reflection of English Character in English Art." The Quarterly Review, vol. 147, Jan. 1879, pp. 81–112.

"Personal and Society Gossip." Sheffield Independent, 23 Jan. 1879, p. 6.

"George Eliot." Aberdeen Journal, 30 Apr. 1879, p. 5.

"George Eliot." Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 30 Apr. 1879.

"The Prince Consort As a Novel Reader." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 2 May 1879, p. 3.

"Gossip from the London Papers." Royal Cornwall Gazette, 23 May 1879, p. 6.

"Reviews." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 12 June 1879, p. 8.

"Theophrastus Such." Standard, 17 June 1879, p. 2.

"Theophrastus Such." Chicago Daily Tribune, 21 Jun. 1879.

"Theophrastus Such." Pall Mall Gazette, 2 July 1879, p. 12.

"New Books and New Editions." Pall Mall Gazette, 5 Aug. 1879, p. 12.

"A Wise Man." St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 17 Aug. 1879, p. 12.

"The Impressions of Theophrastus Such." London Echo, 21 Aug. 1879, p. 4.

W. B. D. "George Eliot: A Roundabout Paper." Sydney
Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 11 September 1879, p. 3.

"American Fiction." Aberdeen Journal, 7 Jan. 1880, p. 2.

"Feminine Fancies, Foibles, and Fashions." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 6 Mar. 1880, p. 1.

"An Author's Blunders- Slips in the Chronology of 'Adam Bede.'" Daily Evening Bulletin, 15 Sept. 1880, p. 3.

"Lecture on 'George Eliot.'" York Herald, 21 Oct. 1880, p. 6.

"Lecture on George Eliot." Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 17 Nov. 1880, p. 3.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" London Daily News, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 5.

"Epitome of Opinion." Pall Mall Gazette, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 2.

"Estimate of 'George Eliot.'" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 27 Dec. 1880, p. 7.

"Estimate of 'George Eliot.'" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 27 Dec. 1880, p. 7.

"George Eliot." Star; Guernsey, 28 Dec. 1880.

"George Eliot." Guardian, 29 Dec. 1880, p. 1838-1839.

"'George Eliot'." Nonconformist and Independent, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 1327.

"George Eliot and the Jews." London Echo, 31 Dec. 1880, p. 2.

Sully, James. "The Art of George Eliot." Mind, Vol. 6, No. 23, July 1881, pp. 378-394.

Stephen, Leslie. "The Moral Element in English Literature." Cornhill Magazine, Jan. 1881, pp. 34–50.

Wedgwood, Julia. The Moral Influence of George Eliot. The Contemporary Review, 1 Jan. 1881, pp. 173–185.

Dickens, Charles. "Charles Dickens and 'George Eliot.'" Portsmouth Evening News, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 3.

Dickens, Charles. "Mr. Charles Dickens and George Eliot." Morning Post, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 2.

"Charles Dickens and George Eliot." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 3.

"The Work of George Eliot." Australasian, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 8.

"Literature, Science, and Art." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 1 January 1881, p. 5.

"The Work of George Eliot." Australasian, 1 January 1881, p. 8.

"George Eliot and the Jews." Dundee Courier and Argus, 5 Jan. 1881.

"'George Eliot' and Wirksworth Associations." Derby Mercury, 5 Jan. 1881, p. 2.

"George Eliot's Account of 'Dinah Morris." Derbyshire Times, 15 Jan. 1881, p. 6.

Eliot, George. "George Eliot and the Jews." Nottinghamshire Guardian, 7 Jan. 1881, p. 8.

"The Late George Eliot and Wirksworth." Derbyshire Times, 8 Jan. 1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Tamworth Herald, 8 Jan. 1881, p. 6.

"Clergymen of the Old School." Star; Guernsey, 8 Jan. 1881.

"'George Eliot' and the Jews." Star; Guernsey, 11 Jan. 1881.

Dickens, Charles. "Mr. Charles Dickens and George Eliot." Star; Guernsey, 13 Jan. 1881.

"George Eliot and Dinah Bede." Hampshire Telegraph, 15 Jan. 1881, p. 1.

"George Eliot and Dinah Bede." Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, 15 Jan. 1881.

"George Eliot's Romola." Bristol News, 18 Jan. 1881, p. 2.

"Art and Literature." Newcastle Courant, 21 Jan. 1881.

"George Eliot's Continental Influence." Belfast News-Letter, 21 Jan. 1881, p. 3.

Lewes, M. E. "A Letter from George Eliot." St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 22 Jan. 1881, p. 10.

"Adam Bede." Daily Evening Bulletin, 24 Jan. 1881, p. 4.

Dickens, Charles. "Charles Dickens and George Eliot." Daily Evening Bulletin, 27 Jan. 1881.

"George Eliot." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 29 Jan. 1881, p. 9.

"Dinah Morris." Daily Evening Bulletin, 29 Jan. 1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot's Romola." Wisconsin State Register, 29 Jan. 1881.

Kebbel, T. E. "Village Life of George Eliot." Fraser's Magazine, Feb. 1881, pp. 263–276.

Stephen, Leslie. "George Eliot." Cornhill Magazine, Feb. 1881, pp. 152–168.

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