GHL to Adolf And Fanny Stahr, [London], 1 September 1870
Title
GHL to Adolf And Fanny Stahr, [London], 1 September 1870
Title
GHL to Adolf And Fanny Stahr, [London], 1 September 1870
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Adolf And Fanny Stahr
Date(s)
- 1870-09-01
Place
London
Letter Content
GHL to Adolf And Fanny Stahr, [London], 1 September 1870
Text: Aus Adolf Stahrs Nachlass, ed. Ludwig Geiger, Oldenburg, 1903, pp. 314-315.
September 1870.
Dear Friends
Stahr's Sturmglockenrufe 929 awoke response in the peaceful Priory, as you can well believe. The translation of Prestige should be painted in letters of gold!
This morning I read Frau Fanny's well-timed protest against the favouritism shown to French prisoners by those who wish to give their French an airing and although we do not refuse our sympathy with suffering French still on all accounts the Germans must have the first place -- and this would be so even were my wife and I not specially bound by many a grateful thought to German friends and to the German people. It is the memory of the many kindnesses we have received at German hands, especially in dear Berlin, that prompts us to send the accompanying trifle towards the relief of German sufferers -- wounded or orphans -- to be applied as you will best know how to apply it, either in private aid, or to merge in public efforts. Any banker will cash the checque for you, but you must first write your name on the back. As we are certain that Frau Fanny will be active in many good works, we feel that she can best decide in what direction our small contribution can be best applied. The English subscription is already over 50000'a3 and goes on vigorously. But it is for French and German alike.
Text: Aus Adolf Stahrs Nachlass, ed. Ludwig Geiger, Oldenburg, 1903, pp. 314-315.
September 1870.
Dear Friends
Stahr's Sturmglockenrufe 929 awoke response in the peaceful Priory, as you can well believe. The translation of Prestige should be painted in letters of gold!
This morning I read Frau Fanny's well-timed protest against the favouritism shown to French prisoners by those who wish to give their French an airing and although we do not refuse our sympathy with suffering French still on all accounts the Germans must have the first place -- and this would be so even were my wife and I not specially bound by many a grateful thought to German friends and to the German people. It is the memory of the many kindnesses we have received at German hands, especially in dear Berlin, that prompts us to send the accompanying trifle towards the relief of German sufferers -- wounded or orphans -- to be applied as you will best know how to apply it, either in private aid, or to merge in public efforts. Any banker will cash the checque for you, but you must first write your name on the back. As we are certain that Frau Fanny will be active in many good works, we feel that she can best decide in what direction our small contribution can be best applied. The English subscription is already over 50000'a3 and goes on vigorously. But it is for French and German alike.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Adolf And Fanny Stahr, [London], 1 September 1870, 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/94364