GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, London, [December 1853]
Title
GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, London, [December 1853]
Title
GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, London, [December 1853]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton
Date(s)
- 1853-12
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, London, [December 1853]
MS: Miss Dorothy Evans. Hitherto unpublished.
[The first sheet of this letter is missing.] friends men and women and I enjoy life more than I ever did before, not only on account of outward things, but because I have better learned that as Comte and other wise men have said, "Notre vraie destin'e9e se compose de resignation et d'activit'e9." 420 Still one's own faults are always a heavy chain to drag through life and one can't help groaning under the weight now and then.
I go to Chrissey for a week on the 2d of January. She is anxious about the placing of the boys, 421 and Isaac's ideas on the subject seem to be rather at variance with her hopes. Alas! I wish I had money enough to give her real help.
Love to Henry and all affectionate wishes for you both.
Ever your sister
Polly.
MS: Miss Dorothy Evans. Hitherto unpublished.
[The first sheet of this letter is missing.] friends men and women and I enjoy life more than I ever did before, not only on account of outward things, but because I have better learned that as Comte and other wise men have said, "Notre vraie destin'e9e se compose de resignation et d'activit'e9." 420 Still one's own faults are always a heavy chain to drag through life and one can't help groaning under the weight now and then.
I go to Chrissey for a week on the 2d of January. She is anxious about the placing of the boys, 421 and Isaac's ideas on the subject seem to be rather at variance with her hopes. Alas! I wish I had money enough to give her real help.
Love to Henry and all affectionate wishes for you both.
Ever your sister
Polly.
Signature
Polly.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, London, [December 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/93501