GHL to Joseph Frank Payne, Shottermill, [25 May 1871]
Title
GHL to Joseph Frank Payne, Shottermill, [25 May 1871]
Title
GHL to Joseph Frank Payne, Shottermill, [25 May 1871]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Joseph Frank Payne
Date(s)
- 1871-05-25
Place
Shottermill
Letter Content
GHL to Joseph Frank Payne, Shottermill, [25 May 1871]
MS: Mrs. Evelyn Payne Murphy. Hitherto unpublished.
Brookbank Cottage | Shotter Mill | Nr Petersfield.
Dear Dr. Payne
It was with real pleasure that I wrote to Simon 284 in your behalf, which I could do with a clear conscience not common in cases of testimonials. May you succeed!
We are here amid lovely scenery and intense solitude. Digging at the foundations of things -- as I do every morning -- gives one a right to indulgence in idlesse among woods and lanes.
Ever yours truly
G. H. Lewes.
MS: Mrs. Evelyn Payne Murphy. Hitherto unpublished.
Brookbank Cottage | Shotter Mill | Nr Petersfield.
Dear Dr. Payne
It was with real pleasure that I wrote to Simon 284 in your behalf, which I could do with a clear conscience not common in cases of testimonials. May you succeed!
We are here amid lovely scenery and intense solitude. Digging at the foundations of things -- as I do every morning -- gives one a right to indulgence in idlesse among woods and lanes.
Ever yours truly
G. H. Lewes.
Signature
G. H. Lewes.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Joseph Frank Payne, Shottermill, [25 May 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/94854