GHL to John Blackwood, London, [12 October 1871]
Title
GHL to John Blackwood, London, [12 October 1871]
Title
GHL to John Blackwood, London, [12 October 1871]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
John Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1871-10-12
Place
London
Letter Content
GHL to John Blackwood, London, [12 October 1871]
Text: John Blackwood, p. 381.
The Priory, North Bank, | Regent's Park, Thursday.
My dear Blackwood,
Talk of tonics, you should have seen the stimulating effect of your letter yesterday respecting [Miss Brooke]! She who needs encouragement so much, to give her some confidence and shake the ever-present doubt of herself and her doing, relies on you, and takes comfort from you to an extent you can hardly imagine. Unhappily it don't last. A week hence she will be as sceptical as ever! Thank God she is really improving now, though still very weak, and burning with poetic fire to be at Dodo once more.
Text: John Blackwood, p. 381.
The Priory, North Bank, | Regent's Park, Thursday.
My dear Blackwood,
Talk of tonics, you should have seen the stimulating effect of your letter yesterday respecting [Miss Brooke]! She who needs encouragement so much, to give her some confidence and shake the ever-present doubt of herself and her doing, relies on you, and takes comfort from you to an extent you can hardly imagine. Unhappily it don't last. A week hence she will be as sceptical as ever! Thank God she is really improving now, though still very weak, and burning with poetic fire to be at Dodo once more.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to John Blackwood, London, [12 October 1871], 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/94617