GE to George Simpson, London, 18 December 1872
Title
GE to George Simpson, London, 18 December 1872
Title
GE to George Simpson, London, 18 December 1872
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
George Simpson
Date(s)
- 1872-12-18
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to George Simpson, London, 18 December 1872
Text: Cross, III, 187.
We have to thank you for two things especially. First, for the good bargain you have made for [Middlemarch] with Australia; 664 and secondly, for the trouble you have kindly taken with the MS., which has come to us safely in its fine Russian coat.
The four volumes, we imagine, must have been subscribed long ago; and we should be glad to know, if it were convenient -- perhaps even if it were inconvenient -- what are the figures representing the courage of "the trade" in the matter of a 42s. novel, which has already been well distributed.
We both hope that your health is well confirmed, and that you are prepared for Christmas pleasures, among which you would probably, like Caleb Garth, reckon the extra "business" which the jolly season carries in its hinder wallet.
Text: Cross, III, 187.
We have to thank you for two things especially. First, for the good bargain you have made for [Middlemarch] with Australia; 664 and secondly, for the trouble you have kindly taken with the MS., which has come to us safely in its fine Russian coat.
The four volumes, we imagine, must have been subscribed long ago; and we should be glad to know, if it were convenient -- perhaps even if it were inconvenient -- what are the figures representing the courage of "the trade" in the matter of a 42s. novel, which has already been well distributed.
We both hope that your health is well confirmed, and that you are prepared for Christmas pleasures, among which you would probably, like Caleb Garth, reckon the extra "business" which the jolly season carries in its hinder wallet.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to George Simpson, London, 18 December 1872, 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/92495