GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, London, [20 October 1853]
Title
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, London, [20 October 1853]
Title
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, London, [20 October 1853]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray
Date(s)
- 1853-10-20
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, London, [20 October 1853]
MS: Yale. Endorsed: Oc. 22. 1853. Extract published: Cross, 1, 315, as part of a letter to Miss Hennell.
Cambridge St.
Dear Cara
Various small obstacles, such as want of stamps, have been a reason, or, if you wish, a pretext for not writing to you to tell you that I got safely here after you, by dint of good coffee and kind looks had sent me on my way rejoicing. 377 I like my lodgings -- the housekeeper cooks charming little dinners for me, and I have not one disagreeable to complain of at present, save such as are inseparable from a ground floor. Still, I shall not be at all surprized to find myself in the Strand again at the end of November.
I hope you are likely to survive the heavy dose of theories you have had. 378 Love to all. Alas -- alas, the weather 379 and the business!
Extra love and sympathy to Mr. Bray.
Yours ever
Pollian.
MS: Yale. Endorsed: Oc. 22. 1853. Extract published: Cross, 1, 315, as part of a letter to Miss Hennell.
Cambridge St.
Dear Cara
Various small obstacles, such as want of stamps, have been a reason, or, if you wish, a pretext for not writing to you to tell you that I got safely here after you, by dint of good coffee and kind looks had sent me on my way rejoicing. 377 I like my lodgings -- the housekeeper cooks charming little dinners for me, and I have not one disagreeable to complain of at present, save such as are inseparable from a ground floor. Still, I shall not be at all surprized to find myself in the Strand again at the end of November.
I hope you are likely to survive the heavy dose of theories you have had. 378 Love to all. Alas -- alas, the weather 379 and the business!
Extra love and sympathy to Mr. Bray.
Yours ever
Pollian.
Signature
Pollian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, London, [20 October 1853], 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/93250