GHL Diary, Witley, 12 August 1878
Title
GHL Diary, Witley, 12 August 1878
Title
GHL Diary, Witley, 12 August 1878
Sender
Ghl Diary
Recipient
U
Date(s)
- 1878-08-12
Place
Witley
Letter Content
GHL Diary, Witley, 12 August 1878
MS: Mrs. Robert Nuttall. Extracts published: Kitchel, p. 284.
Monday 12 August 1878
Both had bad headaches this morning. Read Sch'fcle. 119 At 'bd past 10 started in a fierce storm for Tennyson's, leaving Polly at home as too unwell. Mrs. Greville and myself were the only visitors, and after lunch I read his not yet finished drama of A Becket on which he was anxious to have my critical opinion. 120 Greatly interested by many scenes of it, though I had some serious doubts which I did not express, and some doubts which I did. These he asked me to write down and send him that he might not forget them. Mrs. Greville drove me home; found Polly in bed with sick headache. Sat with her all the evening.
MS: Mrs. Robert Nuttall. Extracts published: Kitchel, p. 284.
Monday 12 August 1878
Both had bad headaches this morning. Read Sch'fcle. 119 At 'bd past 10 started in a fierce storm for Tennyson's, leaving Polly at home as too unwell. Mrs. Greville and myself were the only visitors, and after lunch I read his not yet finished drama of A Becket on which he was anxious to have my critical opinion. 120 Greatly interested by many scenes of it, though I had some serious doubts which I did not express, and some doubts which I did. These he asked me to write down and send him that he might not forget them. Mrs. Greville drove me home; found Polly in bed with sick headache. Sat with her all the evening.
Citation
Ghl Diary, GHL Diary, Witley, 12 August 1878, 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/94290