GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Harrogate, [20? September 1864]
Title
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Harrogate, [20? September 1864]
Title
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Harrogate, [20? September 1864]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Charles Lee Lewes
Date(s)
- 1864-09-20
Place
Harrogate
Letter Content
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Harrogate, [20? September 1864]
Text: Paterson, pp. 140-141, where it is dated July 1870.
Benwell House, | Low Harrogate
Dearest Boy,
You will be glad to hear that Harrogate promises to be a success. We are both better and should the weather only continue as fine as it has been we have little doubt of coming back set up. We have abundance of open air and exercise, and the walks here are lovely. I will tell you what we did yesterday, and it will serve as a specimen. Up at half-past six. At seven went to the Pump-room to take our glass of water (which, by the way, is not very good) and then took a spanker in sun and wind till eight. After breakfast read our books (I enjoying "Don Quixote"; your mother her Spanish history) till half-past nine, when your much expected letter came (together with letters from Mrs. Congreve and Mrs. Taylor to the Mutter). We then set out for a glorious walk. At twelve we again took our water -- listened to the orchestra in the pretty grounds of the Pump-room where young ladies were promenading, playing croquet, etc. Lunch at one, books again till three, when we went to a concert of the Huddersfield Choral Society -- glees badly sung, so we left. A third glass and a third walk -- dinner at half-past five, tea at half-past seven, then read The Times and read aloud to the little Mutter.
We leave on Friday and pass the night and next morning at Peterborough, the cathedral of which attracts us.
Mutter looks from her Spanish to waft you a kiss.
Ever your loving
Pater.
Text: Paterson, pp. 140-141, where it is dated July 1870.
Benwell House, | Low Harrogate
Dearest Boy,
You will be glad to hear that Harrogate promises to be a success. We are both better and should the weather only continue as fine as it has been we have little doubt of coming back set up. We have abundance of open air and exercise, and the walks here are lovely. I will tell you what we did yesterday, and it will serve as a specimen. Up at half-past six. At seven went to the Pump-room to take our glass of water (which, by the way, is not very good) and then took a spanker in sun and wind till eight. After breakfast read our books (I enjoying "Don Quixote"; your mother her Spanish history) till half-past nine, when your much expected letter came (together with letters from Mrs. Congreve and Mrs. Taylor to the Mutter). We then set out for a glorious walk. At twelve we again took our water -- listened to the orchestra in the pretty grounds of the Pump-room where young ladies were promenading, playing croquet, etc. Lunch at one, books again till three, when we went to a concert of the Huddersfield Choral Society -- glees badly sung, so we left. A third glass and a third walk -- dinner at half-past five, tea at half-past seven, then read The Times and read aloud to the little Mutter.
We leave on Friday and pass the night and next morning at Peterborough, the cathedral of which attracts us.
Mutter looks from her Spanish to waft you a kiss.
Ever your loving
Pater.
Signature
Pater.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Harrogate, [20? September 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/94459