GE to George Smith, London, 10 March 1863
Title
GE to George Smith, London, 10 March 1863
Title
GE to George Smith, London, 10 March 1863
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
George Smith
Date(s)
- 1863-03-10
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to George Smith, London, 10 March 1863
MS: Sir John Murray. Hitherto unpublished.
Blandford Square, | N.W.
March 10. 63.
My dear Sir
I was delighted in more than one way by the handsome present you left for me this morning. First, it is my weakness to care very much for graceful attentions; and then in only turning over the leaves of "Esmond" I get an odour of the book that quickens my appetite for reading it again. I suppose it is ten years since I read it, and in ten years one gets a different person and finds new qualities in everything. I think this edition is as pretty a one as I ever saw of a novel.
I hope "Sylvia's Lovers" 145 is finding a just appreciation. It seems to me of a high quality both in feeling and execution -- so far as I have read. Always, my dear Sir
Yours very truly
M. E. Lewes.
George Smith Esq.
MS: Sir John Murray. Hitherto unpublished.
Blandford Square, | N.W.
March 10. 63.
My dear Sir
I was delighted in more than one way by the handsome present you left for me this morning. First, it is my weakness to care very much for graceful attentions; and then in only turning over the leaves of "Esmond" I get an odour of the book that quickens my appetite for reading it again. I suppose it is ten years since I read it, and in ten years one gets a different person and finds new qualities in everything. I think this edition is as pretty a one as I ever saw of a novel.
I hope "Sylvia's Lovers" 145 is finding a just appreciation. It seems to me of a high quality both in feeling and execution -- so far as I have read. Always, my dear Sir
Yours very truly
M. E. Lewes.
George Smith Esq.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to George Smith, London, 10 March 1863, 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/92501