GE Journal, London, 13 January 1875
Title
GE Journal, London, 13 January 1875
Title
GE Journal, London, 13 January 1875
Sender
Ge Journal
Recipient
U
Date(s)
- 1875-01-13
Place
London
Letter Content
GE Journal, London, 13 January 1875
MS: Yale. Published: Cross, III, 250-251.
January 13. 1875.
Here is a great gap since I last made a record! 193 But the time has been filled full of happiness. Yesterday I received from Blackwood the last year's account of Middlemarch, Jubal and the Spanish Gypsy, amounting to £860. Of Jubal a second edition was published in August and the 4th edition of the Spanish Gypsy is all sold. This morning I received a copy of the 5th edition. The amount of copies sold of Middlemarch up to December 31 is between 19 and 20,000. 194
Yesterday I also received the good news that the engagement between Emily Cross and Mr. Otter is settled. 195
The last year has been crowded with proofs of affection for me and of value for what work I have been able to do. This makes the best motive or encouragement to do more; but as usual I am suffering much from doubt as to the worth of what I am doing and fear lest I may not be able to complete it so as to make it a contribution to literature and not a mere addition to the heap of books. I am now just beginning the part about Deronda, at p. 234. 196
MS: Yale. Published: Cross, III, 250-251.
January 13. 1875.
Here is a great gap since I last made a record! 193 But the time has been filled full of happiness. Yesterday I received from Blackwood the last year's account of Middlemarch, Jubal and the Spanish Gypsy, amounting to £860. Of Jubal a second edition was published in August and the 4th edition of the Spanish Gypsy is all sold. This morning I received a copy of the 5th edition. The amount of copies sold of Middlemarch up to December 31 is between 19 and 20,000. 194
Yesterday I also received the good news that the engagement between Emily Cross and Mr. Otter is settled. 195
The last year has been crowded with proofs of affection for me and of value for what work I have been able to do. This makes the best motive or encouragement to do more; but as usual I am suffering much from doubt as to the worth of what I am doing and fear lest I may not be able to complete it so as to make it a contribution to literature and not a mere addition to the heap of books. I am now just beginning the part about Deronda, at p. 234. 196
Citation
Ge Journal, GE Journal, London, 13 January 1875, 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/91893