GE to John Blackwood, Richmond, 25 November 1858
Title
GE to John Blackwood, Richmond, 25 November 1858
Title
GE to John Blackwood, Richmond, 25 November 1858
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
John Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1858-11-25
Place
Richmond
Letter Content
GE to John Blackwood, Richmond, 25 November 1858
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Richmond | November 25. 58.
My dear Sir
I shall be much obliged if you will accept for me Tauchnitz's offer of £30 for the English reprint of C.S. And will you also be so good as to desire that Tauchnitz may register the book in Germany, as I understand that is the only security against its being translated without our knowledge, and I shudder at the idea of my books being turned into hideous German by an incompetent translator.
I return the proofs by today's post. The dialect must be toned down all through in correcting the proofs, 1227 for I found it impossible to keep it subdued enough in writing. I am aware that the spelling which represents a dialect perfectly well to those who know it by the ear, is likely to be unintelligible to others. Mr. Lewes is a good test, being innocent of dialects, and he is good enough to run over the proofs for the sake of checking unintelligibility.
I hope the sheets will come rapidly and regularly now, for I dislike lingering, hesitating processes.
Your praise of my ending was very warming and cheering to me in the foggy weather. I'm sure if I have written well, your pleasant letters have had something to do with it.
Ever yours truly
George Eliot.
John Blackwood Esq.
Can anything be done in America for Adam Bede? I suppose not -- as my name is not known there.
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Richmond | November 25. 58.
My dear Sir
I shall be much obliged if you will accept for me Tauchnitz's offer of £30 for the English reprint of C.S. And will you also be so good as to desire that Tauchnitz may register the book in Germany, as I understand that is the only security against its being translated without our knowledge, and I shudder at the idea of my books being turned into hideous German by an incompetent translator.
I return the proofs by today's post. The dialect must be toned down all through in correcting the proofs, 1227 for I found it impossible to keep it subdued enough in writing. I am aware that the spelling which represents a dialect perfectly well to those who know it by the ear, is likely to be unintelligible to others. Mr. Lewes is a good test, being innocent of dialects, and he is good enough to run over the proofs for the sake of checking unintelligibility.
I hope the sheets will come rapidly and regularly now, for I dislike lingering, hesitating processes.
Your praise of my ending was very warming and cheering to me in the foggy weather. I'm sure if I have written well, your pleasant letters have had something to do with it.
Ever yours truly
George Eliot.
John Blackwood Esq.
Can anything be done in America for Adam Bede? I suppose not -- as my name is not known there.
Signature
George Eliot.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to John Blackwood, Richmond, 25 November 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/92712