GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Earlswood Common, [17 June 1874]
Title
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Earlswood Common, [17 June 1874]
Title
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Earlswood Common, [17 June 1874]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Charles Lee Lewes
Date(s)
- 1874-06-17
Place
Earlswood Common
Letter Content
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Earlswood Common, [17 June 1874]
Text: Paterson, pp. 165-166, dated 18 June 1874.
The Cottage, | Earlswood Common, | Red Hill.
Thursday, June 18, 1874. 109
Dearest Charles,
You will be glad to hear what report we have to make of this place after a fortnight's trial. It is worth going through the London racket to realize the bliss of perfect seclusion, and the long days of sunshine (moral and physical). We are both beginning to turn the colour of berries and propose "putting on flesh" before we leave. The cottage is very comfortable but we are out of doors many hours of the day, either strolling in the garden or on the common, or driving. The long spaces of uninterrupted work are good for the "Foundations" which are being laid with concrete. 110
"Middlemarch" has to be reprinted and "Jubal" is rapidly approaching that pleasant state.
We have two dogs here -- one a dear brown spaniel very like Dash -- the other a Skye terrier all hair and irritability, his yapping takes away from his fascinations and I am going to try to get him removed.
The Mutter says she has nothing to send but her love and a wish to hear how Gertrude and the children are.
Ever your loving
Pater.
Text: Paterson, pp. 165-166, dated 18 June 1874.
The Cottage, | Earlswood Common, | Red Hill.
Thursday, June 18, 1874. 109
Dearest Charles,
You will be glad to hear what report we have to make of this place after a fortnight's trial. It is worth going through the London racket to realize the bliss of perfect seclusion, and the long days of sunshine (moral and physical). We are both beginning to turn the colour of berries and propose "putting on flesh" before we leave. The cottage is very comfortable but we are out of doors many hours of the day, either strolling in the garden or on the common, or driving. The long spaces of uninterrupted work are good for the "Foundations" which are being laid with concrete. 110
"Middlemarch" has to be reprinted and "Jubal" is rapidly approaching that pleasant state.
We have two dogs here -- one a dear brown spaniel very like Dash -- the other a Skye terrier all hair and irritability, his yapping takes away from his fascinations and I am going to try to get him removed.
The Mutter says she has nothing to send but her love and a wish to hear how Gertrude and the children are.
Ever your loving
Pater.
Signature
Pater.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Earlswood Common, [17 June 1874], 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/94454