GE to W. L. Bicknell, Witley, 9 October 1879
Title
GE to W. L. Bicknell, Witley, 9 October 1879
Title
GE to W. L. Bicknell, Witley, 9 October 1879
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
W. L. Bicknell
Date(s)
- 1879-10-09
Place
Witley
Letter Content
GE to W. L. Bicknell, Witley, 9 October 1879
MS: Professor Blake Nevius.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
October 9. 79.
Dear Sir
You will no doubt on reflection appreciate as well as imagine the reasons that must prevent a writer who cares much about his writings from willingly allowing them to be modified and in any way [adapted] by another mind than his own.
And with regard to [Romola,] the state of our stage would make me shudder at the prospect of its characters' being represented there. I need not enter into the question whether there would be the slightest probability of a play founded on that work meeting acceptance from a manager. I remain,
Yours faithfully
M. E. Lewes.
(George Eliot)
MS: Professor Blake Nevius.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
October 9. 79.
Dear Sir
You will no doubt on reflection appreciate as well as imagine the reasons that must prevent a writer who cares much about his writings from willingly allowing them to be modified and in any way [adapted] by another mind than his own.
And with regard to [Romola,] the state of our stage would make me shudder at the prospect of its characters' being represented there. I need not enter into the question whether there would be the slightest probability of a play founded on that work meeting acceptance from a manager. I remain,
Yours faithfully
M. E. Lewes.
(George Eliot)
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to W. L. Bicknell, Witley, 9 October 1879, 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/94168