GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 16 December 1868
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 16 December 1868
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 16 December 1868
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve
Date(s)
- 1868-12-16
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 16 December 1868
Text: Cross, III, 68.
Tell Dr Congreve that the "mass of Positivism," in the shape of [The Spanish Gypsy,] is so rapidly finding acceptance with the public that, the second edition being all sold, the third, just published, has already been demanded to above 700. Do not think that I am becoming an egotistical author. The news concerns the doctrine, not the writer.
Text: Cross, III, 68.
Tell Dr Congreve that the "mass of Positivism," in the shape of [The Spanish Gypsy,] is so rapidly finding acceptance with the public that, the second edition being all sold, the third, just published, has already been demanded to above 700. Do not think that I am becoming an egotistical author. The news concerns the doctrine, not the writer.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, London, 16 December 1868, 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/93622