GHL Journal, London, 1 January 1864
Title
GHL Journal, London, 1 January 1864
Title
GHL Journal, London, 1 January 1864
Sender
Ghl Journal
Recipient
U
Date(s)
- 1864-01-01
Place
London
Letter Content
GHL Journal, London, 1 January 1864
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
January 1.
In a literary sense the past has been the least productive year I can remember, and yet, thanks to the Cornhill Magazine, mainly, my income has reached a higher point than ever it did before -- £1083. Except a few articles for the C.M. and the Saturday Review, I have done nothing but revise and correct proofs of the Life of Goethe and the Aristotle, (the proofs of the latter being nearly finished) and write rough drafts of the chapters on Hipparchus, Ptolemy, Archimedes, and Pliny for the History of Science.
In a domestic sense it has been a checquered year. Much trouble about the two boys; much bother about the new house; continued happiness with the best of women.
Yesterday I walked to Kensal Green to attend Thackeray's funeral. He was found dead in his bed the other morning -- aged only 52. There was a very large gathering -- between 1000 and 1500 people; among them most of the literary and artistic celebrities. Theodore Martin drove me home, and came in to be introduced to Polly. Owen Jones then called, and we walked with him in the Park. In the evening we played whist, which we have taken to, since Bertie has been home. This evening Bertie goes back to Scotland.
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
January 1.
In a literary sense the past has been the least productive year I can remember, and yet, thanks to the Cornhill Magazine, mainly, my income has reached a higher point than ever it did before -- £1083. Except a few articles for the C.M. and the Saturday Review, I have done nothing but revise and correct proofs of the Life of Goethe and the Aristotle, (the proofs of the latter being nearly finished) and write rough drafts of the chapters on Hipparchus, Ptolemy, Archimedes, and Pliny for the History of Science.
In a domestic sense it has been a checquered year. Much trouble about the two boys; much bother about the new house; continued happiness with the best of women.
Yesterday I walked to Kensal Green to attend Thackeray's funeral. He was found dead in his bed the other morning -- aged only 52. There was a very large gathering -- between 1000 and 1500 people; among them most of the literary and artistic celebrities. Theodore Martin drove me home, and came in to be introduced to Polly. Owen Jones then called, and we walked with him in the Park. In the evening we played whist, which we have taken to, since Bertie has been home. This evening Bertie goes back to Scotland.
Citation
Ghl Journal, GHL Journal, London, 1 January 1864, 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/94305