GE Diary, Witley, 26 September -- 3 October 1879

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GE Diary, Witley, 26 September -- 3 October 1879

Title

GE Diary, Witley, 26 September -- 3 October 1879

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GE Diary

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Date(s)

  • 1879-09-26–<br /> ⁠1879-10-03

Letter Content

GE Diary, Witley, 26 September -- 3 October 1879
MS: Berg Collection, New York Public Library. Hitherto unpublished.
September 1879
Feeling ill and depressed. Mr. Tennyson and Hallam called.
September 1879
Still ailing. Lady Holland called.
September 1879
Last proofs came from Dr. Foster and Mr. Sully. Better in the afternoon.
September 1879
Sent off last proofs. Madame Bodichon came to stay.
September 1879
Wet day -- could not drive. Mr. Cross came to dinner with us.
NA
October 1879
Letter from a madman in Kansas. Drove Made. Bodichon to Thursley. Mrs. Greville came and recited the Revenge, Delilah from Samson Agonistes, and Jeanne d'Arc.
October 1879
Letter from Michael Foster. Madame Bodichon left at 'bd past 11.
October 1879
Tears, tears. Letter from Mrs. Merritt, with Etchings and copy of her husband's memoirs, etc.

Citation

GE Diary, GE Diary, Witley, 26 September -- 3 October 1879, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/91879