GHL Journal, London, 1-13 November 1863
Title
GHL Journal, London, 1-13 November 1863
Title
GHL Journal, London, 1-13 November 1863
Sender
Ghl Journal
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U
Date(s)
- 1863-11-01–<br /> 1863-11-13
Place
London
Letter Content
GHL Journal, London, 1-13 November 1863
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
November the 1st.
Since last entry life has been full of worry. The Priory has been one great source: owing partly to builder, painters etc. and partly to the old woman whom we put in to take care of it. Owen Jones kindly undertook to decorate the drawing room and dining room for us, and has made a very exquisite thing of it; only in the pursuit of artistic effect, he has drawn us into serious expence, sacrificing our drawing room furniture, and causing new furniture to be bought. We move in next week.
Besides the house there has been great trouble about the boys. Bertie is in Scotland learning farming. 201 Thornie at last shipped off to Natal, well equipped with funds, outfit, and letters, to seek a career for himself there. I spent three days with Bulwer at Knebworth, discussing colonial plans, and owing to what he said gave up my idea of Vancouver's Island. -- At Knebworth there were Ernst and his wife (very charming), Louis Blanc and his brother Charles, Herbert Wilson, Robert Lytton, and Dr. and Mrs. Wagstaffe. Very agreeable visit.
The new edition of the Life of Goethe which I had reluctantly allowed Nutt to have was put to press and after about three parts of it were ready his shuffling made me take it away and place it in the hands of Smith and Elder; who have also begun to print Aristotle. -- For the new edition of the Goethe 2,000 copies at 15/- I received 250 £.
Thursday 13th November.
On Monday week began moving into the Priory. It took us the whole week to get the things in and the books on their shelves, though, even now they are not arranged, only put up, and the drawing room is still uninhabitable. Besides the trouble and vexation incident to moving we have had extra annoyances. The tuner was sick over our elegant drawing room paper, which Owen Jones had decorated, and over the carpet! This obliges us to have fresh paper made, as there are no remnants of the old, and it was originally made for us. -- Polly having imprudently left her purse in the drawer of her dressing table, one of the workmen stole it. Still, in spite of annoyances, we are highly delighted with the house now we are in it, and hope to continue so. The idea of removal is too formidable.
To-day finished correcting proofs of the Goethe. Those of Aristotle are also in progress.
MS: Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
November the 1st.
Since last entry life has been full of worry. The Priory has been one great source: owing partly to builder, painters etc. and partly to the old woman whom we put in to take care of it. Owen Jones kindly undertook to decorate the drawing room and dining room for us, and has made a very exquisite thing of it; only in the pursuit of artistic effect, he has drawn us into serious expence, sacrificing our drawing room furniture, and causing new furniture to be bought. We move in next week.
Besides the house there has been great trouble about the boys. Bertie is in Scotland learning farming. 201 Thornie at last shipped off to Natal, well equipped with funds, outfit, and letters, to seek a career for himself there. I spent three days with Bulwer at Knebworth, discussing colonial plans, and owing to what he said gave up my idea of Vancouver's Island. -- At Knebworth there were Ernst and his wife (very charming), Louis Blanc and his brother Charles, Herbert Wilson, Robert Lytton, and Dr. and Mrs. Wagstaffe. Very agreeable visit.
The new edition of the Life of Goethe which I had reluctantly allowed Nutt to have was put to press and after about three parts of it were ready his shuffling made me take it away and place it in the hands of Smith and Elder; who have also begun to print Aristotle. -- For the new edition of the Goethe 2,000 copies at 15/- I received 250 £.
Thursday 13th November.
On Monday week began moving into the Priory. It took us the whole week to get the things in and the books on their shelves, though, even now they are not arranged, only put up, and the drawing room is still uninhabitable. Besides the trouble and vexation incident to moving we have had extra annoyances. The tuner was sick over our elegant drawing room paper, which Owen Jones had decorated, and over the carpet! This obliges us to have fresh paper made, as there are no remnants of the old, and it was originally made for us. -- Polly having imprudently left her purse in the drawer of her dressing table, one of the workmen stole it. Still, in spite of annoyances, we are highly delighted with the house now we are in it, and hope to continue so. The idea of removal is too formidable.
To-day finished correcting proofs of the Goethe. Those of Aristotle are also in progress.
Citation
Ghl Journal, GHL Journal, London, 1-13 November 1863, 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/94307