GE to John Blackwood, Richmond, 22 December 1858
Title
GE to John Blackwood, Richmond, 22 December 1858
Title
GE to John Blackwood, Richmond, 22 December 1858
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
John Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1858-12-22
Place
Richmond
Letter Content
GE to John Blackwood, Richmond, 22 December 1858
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Richmond | December 22. 58.
My dear Sir
At Mr. Lewes's suggestion, I have written the enclosed "Remonstrance," which he recommends me to prefix to "Adam Bede."
I confess, I have written it rather against the grain -- although the evil in question is one that used to excite some indignation in me long before I became a novelist myself -- for I have a strong disinclination to place anything in the shape of preface or personal speech with the public, before my novels. Still, I should feel (metaphorically) flayed alive, if the story of "Adam" were to be told in all the variety of bad journalistic styles.
I want to have your opinion on the subject -- at your leisure, of course. Will the "Remonstrance" do good or harm? And do you vote for prefixing it to "Adam"?
Mr. Langford has written to say that he has gained £30 for me from the American publisher, 1244 and I think myself fortunate.
Ever yours truly
George Eliot.
John Blackwood Esq.
Alas, I have had a stingy allowance of proofs the last five days!
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Richmond | December 22. 58.
My dear Sir
At Mr. Lewes's suggestion, I have written the enclosed "Remonstrance," which he recommends me to prefix to "Adam Bede."
I confess, I have written it rather against the grain -- although the evil in question is one that used to excite some indignation in me long before I became a novelist myself -- for I have a strong disinclination to place anything in the shape of preface or personal speech with the public, before my novels. Still, I should feel (metaphorically) flayed alive, if the story of "Adam" were to be told in all the variety of bad journalistic styles.
I want to have your opinion on the subject -- at your leisure, of course. Will the "Remonstrance" do good or harm? And do you vote for prefixing it to "Adam"?
Mr. Langford has written to say that he has gained £30 for me from the American publisher, 1244 and I think myself fortunate.
Ever yours truly
George Eliot.
John Blackwood Esq.
Alas, I have had a stingy allowance of proofs the last five days!
Signature
George Eliot.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to John Blackwood, Richmond, 22 December 1858, 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/92711