GE to Charles Bray, [London, 8 January 1853]
Title
GE to Charles Bray, [London, 8 January 1853]
Title
GE to Charles Bray, [London, 8 January 1853]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Charles Bray
Date(s)
- 1853-01-08
Place
[London]
Letter Content
GE to Charles Bray, [London, 8 January 1853]
MS: Yale. Endorsed: Jany 8. 1853. Hitherto unpublished.
Dearest Friend
I am utterly dejected, and, on my own part, can only thank you for your kind words. Mr. Chapman, who is going to Brighton and has not time to write himself, begs me to tell you that he had taken every preliminary step towards the insertion of Geo. Combe's advertisement. 258 He had seen it inserted in the assistant's book, and had given special injunctions with regard to it. The printers were so hurried at last that they would not allow Mr. C. to have a proof of the advertisement sheet. It is true that if he had seen one, the omission might not have struck him at the right moment, especially as he had the whole burthen of the work upon him. He thinks that the assistant's mistake was probably owing to the fact that there was an advertisement of Dr. Andrew Combe's 259 works inserted -- which advertisement was confounded with that of G. Combe's works. I do not wonder at Mr. Combe's anger -- still I am sorry for Mr. C. Many a worse man incurs less blame. With love to all
Your affectionate
Marian
MS: Yale. Endorsed: Jany 8. 1853. Hitherto unpublished.
Dearest Friend
I am utterly dejected, and, on my own part, can only thank you for your kind words. Mr. Chapman, who is going to Brighton and has not time to write himself, begs me to tell you that he had taken every preliminary step towards the insertion of Geo. Combe's advertisement. 258 He had seen it inserted in the assistant's book, and had given special injunctions with regard to it. The printers were so hurried at last that they would not allow Mr. C. to have a proof of the advertisement sheet. It is true that if he had seen one, the omission might not have struck him at the right moment, especially as he had the whole burthen of the work upon him. He thinks that the assistant's mistake was probably owing to the fact that there was an advertisement of Dr. Andrew Combe's 259 works inserted -- which advertisement was confounded with that of G. Combe's works. I do not wonder at Mr. Combe's anger -- still I am sorry for Mr. C. Many a worse man incurs less blame. With love to all
Your affectionate
Marian
Signature
Marian
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Charles Bray, [London, 8 January 1853], 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/92093