GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, Wandsworth, 23 August [1859]
Title
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, Wandsworth, 23 August [1859]
Title
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, Wandsworth, 23 August [1859]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray
Date(s)
- 1859-08-23
Place
Wandsworth
Letter Content
GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, Wandsworth, 23 August [1859]
MS: Yale. Endorsed: 1859. Mostly published: Cross, II, 130-131.
Wandsworth | August 23.
Dear Cara
Our great difficulty is Time. I am little better than a sick nigger with the lash behind him, at present. If we go to Penmaenmawr, we shall travel all through by night, in order not to lose more than one day, and we shall pause at Lichfield on our way back. If we decide against Pen etc. (which I don't think probable) Lichfield will be a separate journey some time in October.
To pause at Coventry would be a real pleasure to me, but I think even if we could do it on our way home, it would be better economy to wait until the sense of hurry is past, and make it a little reward for work done. The going to the coast seems to be a wise measure, quite apart from indulgence -- we are both so feeble -- but otherwise, I should have kept my resolution, and remained quiet here for the next six months. Ever, dear Cara
Your affectionate
Marian.
They have sold 3000 more of Adam and are printing a 6th Edition!
MS: Yale. Endorsed: 1859. Mostly published: Cross, II, 130-131.
Wandsworth | August 23.
Dear Cara
Our great difficulty is Time. I am little better than a sick nigger with the lash behind him, at present. If we go to Penmaenmawr, we shall travel all through by night, in order not to lose more than one day, and we shall pause at Lichfield on our way back. If we decide against Pen etc. (which I don't think probable) Lichfield will be a separate journey some time in October.
To pause at Coventry would be a real pleasure to me, but I think even if we could do it on our way home, it would be better economy to wait until the sense of hurry is past, and make it a little reward for work done. The going to the coast seems to be a wise measure, quite apart from indulgence -- we are both so feeble -- but otherwise, I should have kept my resolution, and remained quiet here for the next six months. Ever, dear Cara
Your affectionate
Marian.
They have sold 3000 more of Adam and are printing a 6th Edition!
Signature
Marian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray, Wandsworth, 23 August [1859], 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/93330