GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 11 May 1865
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 11 May 1865
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 11 May 1865
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve
Date(s)
- 1865-05-11
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 11 May 1865
Text: Cross, II, 402-403.
This note will greet you on your return, and tell you that we were glad to hear of you in your absence, even though the news was not of the brightest. Next week we are going away -- I don't yet know exactly where; but it is firmly settled that we start on Monday. It will be good for the carpets, and it will be still better for us, who need a wholesome shaking, even more than the carpets do.
The first number of the [Review] was done with last Monday, and will be out on the 15th. You will be glad to hear that Mr Harrison's article 336 is excellent, but the "mull" which George declares to be the fatality with all first numbers is so far incurred with regard to this very article, that from overwhelming alarm at its length George put it (perhaps too hastily) into the smaller type. I hope the importance of the subject and the excellence of the treatment will overcome that disadvantage.
Nurse all pleasant thoughts in your solitude, and count our affection among them.
Text: Cross, II, 402-403.
This note will greet you on your return, and tell you that we were glad to hear of you in your absence, even though the news was not of the brightest. Next week we are going away -- I don't yet know exactly where; but it is firmly settled that we start on Monday. It will be good for the carpets, and it will be still better for us, who need a wholesome shaking, even more than the carpets do.
The first number of the [Review] was done with last Monday, and will be out on the 15th. You will be glad to hear that Mr Harrison's article 336 is excellent, but the "mull" which George declares to be the fatality with all first numbers is so far incurred with regard to this very article, that from overwhelming alarm at its length George put it (perhaps too hastily) into the smaller type. I hope the importance of the subject and the excellence of the treatment will overcome that disadvantage.
Nurse all pleasant thoughts in your solitude, and count our affection among them.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 11 May 1865, 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/93618