GHL to John Blackwood, Gorey, 24 May 1857
Title
GHL to John Blackwood, Gorey, 24 May 1857
Title
GHL to John Blackwood, Gorey, 24 May 1857
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
John Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1857-05-24
Place
Gorey
Letter Content
GHL to John Blackwood, Gorey, 24 May 1857
MS: National Library of Scotland. Extracts published: John Blackwood, pp. 39-40.
Rosa Cottage | Gorey, Jersey | 24th May 1857.
My dear Blackwood
G.E. and I are comfortably settled in this pleasant fishing village, where the lanes and landscapes will enable him to meditate on man -- and clergymen -- while the shore furnishes me with food for dissection and experiment. We are both delighted with Jersey; and intend receiving fresh inspiration therefrom -- of which you will bear the burden! I am in clover. The shore is amazingly rich, and the brother-in-law of our landlord is the owner of a fishing vessel, and with him I propose interrogating Nature in her submarine recesses. 870 The weather is perfect, and French wines, duty free, help to "fleet the time carelessly as in the golden age." 871
Although we have all the advantages of "the capital" -- 4 or 5 miles off -- we are here remote from all the noise and moil of civilization -- among delicious valleys, lanes, and a rocky coast which has orchards down to the very edge of the cliffs. The only drawback is want of books. By the way will you give orders for Maga to be sent here, and not to Richmond, for the delay in such a place as this becomes felt -- and the sight of Maga will be quite cheering.
If you are not too busy when you write to pause for gossip, Eliot would be pleased to hear some pros and cons about Mr. Gilfill. In London he had the satisfaction of the anonymous, and enjoyed the surmises which are ventured on there, respecting the authorship. The stories seem to be frequently discussed there. He begs me to send his kind regards and to say he shall soon be writing to you with his new clericus. Believe me
Ever faithfully yours
G. H. Lewes.
MS: National Library of Scotland. Extracts published: John Blackwood, pp. 39-40.
Rosa Cottage | Gorey, Jersey | 24th May 1857.
My dear Blackwood
G.E. and I are comfortably settled in this pleasant fishing village, where the lanes and landscapes will enable him to meditate on man -- and clergymen -- while the shore furnishes me with food for dissection and experiment. We are both delighted with Jersey; and intend receiving fresh inspiration therefrom -- of which you will bear the burden! I am in clover. The shore is amazingly rich, and the brother-in-law of our landlord is the owner of a fishing vessel, and with him I propose interrogating Nature in her submarine recesses. 870 The weather is perfect, and French wines, duty free, help to "fleet the time carelessly as in the golden age." 871
Although we have all the advantages of "the capital" -- 4 or 5 miles off -- we are here remote from all the noise and moil of civilization -- among delicious valleys, lanes, and a rocky coast which has orchards down to the very edge of the cliffs. The only drawback is want of books. By the way will you give orders for Maga to be sent here, and not to Richmond, for the delay in such a place as this becomes felt -- and the sight of Maga will be quite cheering.
If you are not too busy when you write to pause for gossip, Eliot would be pleased to hear some pros and cons about Mr. Gilfill. In London he had the satisfaction of the anonymous, and enjoyed the surmises which are ventured on there, respecting the authorship. The stories seem to be frequently discussed there. He begs me to send his kind regards and to say he shall soon be writing to you with his new clericus. Believe me
Ever faithfully yours
G. H. Lewes.
Signature
G. H. Lewes.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to John Blackwood, Gorey, 24 May 1857, 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/94604