GE to Mrs. Eliza Lynn Linton, London, 15 December 1866
Title
GE to Mrs. Eliza Lynn Linton, London, 15 December 1866
Title
GE to Mrs. Eliza Lynn Linton, London, 15 December 1866
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. Eliza Lynn Lin
Date(s)
- 1866-12-15
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. Eliza Lynn Linton, London, 15 December 1866
Text: G. S. Layard, Mrs. Lynn Linton. Her Life, Letters, and Opinions, 1901, p. 133.
The Priory, North Bank, Regent's Park,
Saturday, 15th December 1866.
My dear Mrs. Linton,
It was very good of you to write to me. We had thought it particularly unfortunate for us that just the Sunday when you were able to come we should have happened, contrary to rule, to be away. But I hope we shall still see you before we take our longer flight, for Mr.
Lewes has some work which he cannot bear to leave unfinished, and his wretched health hinders him so much that we are not likely to get away till far on in January. You know how prompt and quick a worker he is when he is well, but he is often compelled to sit still through the whole morning.
I assure you we both feel a strong interest in everything of moment that befalls you, and we hope you will not keep from us either joys or griefs in which you care for sympathy.
Pray come to us the first Sunday you can.
Always, dear Mrs. Linton, yours most sincerely,
M. E. Lewes.
Text: G. S. Layard, Mrs. Lynn Linton. Her Life, Letters, and Opinions, 1901, p. 133.
The Priory, North Bank, Regent's Park,
Saturday, 15th December 1866.
My dear Mrs. Linton,
It was very good of you to write to me. We had thought it particularly unfortunate for us that just the Sunday when you were able to come we should have happened, contrary to rule, to be away. But I hope we shall still see you before we take our longer flight, for Mr.
Lewes has some work which he cannot bear to leave unfinished, and his wretched health hinders him so much that we are not likely to get away till far on in January. You know how prompt and quick a worker he is when he is well, but he is often compelled to sit still through the whole morning.
I assure you we both feel a strong interest in everything of moment that befalls you, and we hope you will not keep from us either joys or griefs in which you care for sympathy.
Pray come to us the first Sunday you can.
Always, dear Mrs. Linton, yours most sincerely,
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. Eliza Lynn Linton, London, 15 December 1866, 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/93377