GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 15 January 1875
Title
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 15 January 1875
Title
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 15 January 1875
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor
Date(s)
- 1875-01-15
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 15 January 1875
Text: Cross, III, 252-253.
Please never wonder at my silence, or believe that I bear you in any the less lively remembrance because I do not write to you.
Writing notes is the crux of my life. It often interferes with my morning hours (before 1 o'clock), which is the only time I have for quiet work. For certain letters are unavoidable demands; and though my kind husband writes them for me whenever he can, they are not all to be done by proxy.
That glorious bit of work of yours about the Home for Girls 201 is delightful to hear of. Hardly anything is more wanted, I imagine, than homes for girls in various employments -- or rather for unmarried women of all ages.
I heard also the other day that your name was among those of the ladies interested in the beginning of a union among the bookbinding women, which one would like to succeed and spread.
I hope, from your ability to work so well, that you are in perfect health yourself. Our friend Barbara, too, looks literally the pink of wellbeing, and cheers one's soul by her interest in all worthy things.
Text: Cross, III, 252-253.
Please never wonder at my silence, or believe that I bear you in any the less lively remembrance because I do not write to you.
Writing notes is the crux of my life. It often interferes with my morning hours (before 1 o'clock), which is the only time I have for quiet work. For certain letters are unavoidable demands; and though my kind husband writes them for me whenever he can, they are not all to be done by proxy.
That glorious bit of work of yours about the Home for Girls 201 is delightful to hear of. Hardly anything is more wanted, I imagine, than homes for girls in various employments -- or rather for unmarried women of all ages.
I heard also the other day that your name was among those of the ladies interested in the beginning of a union among the bookbinding women, which one would like to succeed and spread.
I hope, from your ability to work so well, that you are in perfect health yourself. Our friend Barbara, too, looks literally the pink of wellbeing, and cheers one's soul by her interest in all worthy things.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. Peter Alfred Taylor, London, 15 January 1875, 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/93579