'My dear - dear - husband - you have been - very - good to me.'

Grayscale illustration of a man kneeling and talking to a woman in a bed. The woman stares at him, her face gaunt.

Amos Barton kneels beside his wife’s deathbed as she praises him for his kindness before dying hours later.

Barnes, Robert (1840-1895)

George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

1889

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Scenes of Clerical Life "The Sad Fortunes of the Rev. Amos Barton"

Barnes, Robert (1840-1895), 'My dear - dear - husband - you have been - very - good to me.', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83417