GHL to John Fiske, London, [November 1873]
Title
GHL to John Fiske, London, [November 1873]
Title
GHL to John Fiske, London, [November 1873]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
John Fiske
Date(s)
- 1873-11
Place
London
Letter Content
GHL to John Fiske, London, [November 1873]
Text: The Letters of John Fiske, ed. Ethel Fiske Fisk, New York, Macmillan, 1940, p. 268.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
Tuesday.
My dear Mr. Fiske 867
Yesterday an American called here stating that he had an introduction from you. I was out, but I write now to beg you to decline all applications for introductions. We are forced to see so many more people than is good for our health, and therefore wish as much as possible to limit our circle. It is only in case of people exceptionally interesting, like yourself, that we willingly enlarge our circle. I was obliged in politeness to ask your friend Mr. [Jeremiah] Curtin, 868 when I met him with you; but habitually I never ask strangers to come. You understand this, don't you? It is not unsociableness but feebleness.
Ever yours truly,
G. H. Lewes.
Text: The Letters of John Fiske, ed. Ethel Fiske Fisk, New York, Macmillan, 1940, p. 268.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
Tuesday.
My dear Mr. Fiske 867
Yesterday an American called here stating that he had an introduction from you. I was out, but I write now to beg you to decline all applications for introductions. We are forced to see so many more people than is good for our health, and therefore wish as much as possible to limit our circle. It is only in case of people exceptionally interesting, like yourself, that we willingly enlarge our circle. I was obliged in politeness to ask your friend Mr. [Jeremiah] Curtin, 868 when I met him with you; but habitually I never ask strangers to come. You understand this, don't you? It is not unsociableness but feebleness.
Ever yours truly,
G. H. Lewes.
Signature
G. H. Lewes.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to John Fiske, London, [November 1873], 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/94828