GE to John Blackwood, London, 21 November 1873
Title
GE to John Blackwood, London, 21 November 1873
Title
GE to John Blackwood, London, 21 November 1873
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
John Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1873-11-21
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to John Blackwood, London, 21 November 1873
MS: Lady Hermione Cobbold.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
November 21. 73.
My dear Mr. Blackwood
Thanks: you judged as I expected. I wrote strongly to you, feeling sure that you would not unnecessarily communicate anything likely to give pain. After my letter 216 was gone I had some fear that I had fallen into exaggeration of the misunderstanding to which the sentences in the little Preface were liable. But in any case, the decision now arrived at is, I think, the wisest that could be suggested in the matter.
I return today the corrected proofs to p. 64. 217 Of course one cannot like the 7/6 type so well as the original spaciousness, but I see no other fault to be found with it. The page seems rather long, but the size of the proof paper causes some illusion.
It is printed with admirable correctness, but I find one or two errors of print which I had allowed to pass in the first Edition, and also an important error of my pen which I am indebted to Mr. Main for pointing out. I had put (p. 50) [any more than vanity will help us to be witty] 218 instead of [makes us witty.]
I can imagine that you get interesting letters about Parisian affairs -- from Lord Lytton 219 for example, and from Mr. Oliphant. Lord L. is one of the most delightful letter-writers I know of in these hurried penny-post days. But we have heard nothing from him for these seven months. He must be quite enough occupied with immediate claims, in a position so much more responsible than that he held at Vienna.
We are having some fine days, which I hope you are sharing. With best wishes to the suffering prisoner,
Yours always truly
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Lady Hermione Cobbold.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
November 21. 73.
My dear Mr. Blackwood
Thanks: you judged as I expected. I wrote strongly to you, feeling sure that you would not unnecessarily communicate anything likely to give pain. After my letter 216 was gone I had some fear that I had fallen into exaggeration of the misunderstanding to which the sentences in the little Preface were liable. But in any case, the decision now arrived at is, I think, the wisest that could be suggested in the matter.
I return today the corrected proofs to p. 64. 217 Of course one cannot like the 7/6 type so well as the original spaciousness, but I see no other fault to be found with it. The page seems rather long, but the size of the proof paper causes some illusion.
It is printed with admirable correctness, but I find one or two errors of print which I had allowed to pass in the first Edition, and also an important error of my pen which I am indebted to Mr. Main for pointing out. I had put (p. 50) [any more than vanity will help us to be witty] 218 instead of [makes us witty.]
I can imagine that you get interesting letters about Parisian affairs -- from Lord Lytton 219 for example, and from Mr. Oliphant. Lord L. is one of the most delightful letter-writers I know of in these hurried penny-post days. But we have heard nothing from him for these seven months. He must be quite enough occupied with immediate claims, in a position so much more responsible than that he held at Vienna.
We are having some fine days, which I hope you are sharing. With best wishes to the suffering prisoner,
Yours always truly
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to John Blackwood, London, 21 November 1873, 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/92641