GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Foleshill, 31 October [1844]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Foleshill, 31 October [1844]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Foleshill, 31 October [1844]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Sara Sophia Hennell
Date(s)
- 1844-10-31
Place
FOLESHILL
Letter Content
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Foleshill, 31 October [1844]
MS: Yale. Mostly published: Cross, I, 127-128.
Foleshill. October 31st.
My dear Sara,
How shall I thank you for sending me a little remembrance after my own heart of your trip to Germany? The "Andenken" will be figuratively kept in lavender.
Pray tell Mrs. C. Hennell that no apology was needed for the very good translation she has sent me. 537 I shall be glad to avail myself of it to the last word, for I am thoroughly tired of my own garb for Strauss's thoughts. I hope the introduction etc. will be ready by the end of November when I hope to have put the last word to the first volume. I am awfully afraid of my own translation and I want you to come and comfort me. When will that be? I am relapsing into heathen darkness about everything but Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Heaven has sent "leanness into my soul" 538 for reviling them I suppose. This lovely autumn! Have you enjoyed its long shadows and fresh breezes? Give my love to all, dear Sara, and believe me ever
Your affectionate
Pollian.
MS: Yale. Mostly published: Cross, I, 127-128.
Foleshill. October 31st.
My dear Sara,
How shall I thank you for sending me a little remembrance after my own heart of your trip to Germany? The "Andenken" will be figuratively kept in lavender.
Pray tell Mrs. C. Hennell that no apology was needed for the very good translation she has sent me. 537 I shall be glad to avail myself of it to the last word, for I am thoroughly tired of my own garb for Strauss's thoughts. I hope the introduction etc. will be ready by the end of November when I hope to have put the last word to the first volume. I am awfully afraid of my own translation and I want you to come and comfort me. When will that be? I am relapsing into heathen darkness about everything but Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Heaven has sent "leanness into my soul" 538 for reviling them I suppose. This lovely autumn! Have you enjoyed its long shadows and fresh breezes? Give my love to all, dear Sara, and believe me ever
Your affectionate
Pollian.
Signature
Pollian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Foleshill, 31 October [1844], 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/93923