GE to William Blackwood, Witley, 30 October 1879
Title
GE to William Blackwood, Witley, 30 October 1879
Title
GE to William Blackwood, Witley, 30 October 1879
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
William Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1879-10-30
Place
Witley
Letter Content
GE to William Blackwood, Witley, 30 October 1879
MS: National Library of Scotland.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
October 30. 79.
My dear Mr. William
Your letter of yesterday 503 has not yet reached me but the Times tells me its purport. I am mourning with you our irreparable loss. Perhaps none outside your family will feel it more than I do.
I cannot intrude on such sorrow as Mrs. Blackwood's, but she and all of you, whenever you have leisure to think of me, will know that I am a sharer in all grief for the friend who is lost to me -- except in the memory of his goodness.
Yours always truly,
M. E. Lewes.
MS: National Library of Scotland.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
October 30. 79.
My dear Mr. William
Your letter of yesterday 503 has not yet reached me but the Times tells me its purport. I am mourning with you our irreparable loss. Perhaps none outside your family will feel it more than I do.
I cannot intrude on such sorrow as Mrs. Blackwood's, but she and all of you, whenever you have leisure to think of me, will know that I am a sharer in all grief for the friend who is lost to me -- except in the memory of his goodness.
Yours always truly,
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to William Blackwood, Witley, 30 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/94220