John Blackwood to GHL, Edinburgh, 18 January 1878
Title
John Blackwood to GHL, Edinburgh, 18 January 1878
Title
John Blackwood to GHL, Edinburgh, 18 January 1878
Sender
John Blackwood
Recipient
George Henry Lewes
Date(s)
- 1878-01-18
Place
Edinburgh
Letter Content
John Blackwood to GHL, Edinburgh, 18 January 1878
Text: Copy in Blackwood Letter Book. Hitherto unpublished.
George Street | Edinburgh January 18/78.
My Dear Lewes
I have the pleasure of inclosing a cheque One thousand and Six Pounds 17/7 (1006.17.7) being payment due to author on sales of George Eliot's Novels during the past year as per accompanying Memorandum. The result is I think satisfactory and will I hope come up to your expectations. The sale goes on steadily from month to month and does not show symptoms of falling off which is a great point. Of course while Deronda was in course of publication there was greater movement in the sale of all the other Novels and I hope to see them again stirred up by a similar cause one of these days.
From the London reports I gather that the sales of the Novels are going on satisfactorily since the turn of the Year and on the 12th Langford wrote 250 Deronda sold since January 1. You will see that Middlemarch continues to bring in its argosy gallantly and Adam Bede still keeps proudly ahead in sale. The subscription to first volume of Romola Cabinet Edition was not very cheering but up to present date I see the sales are 611 which is equal to what we calculated on at first. We printed I think 1050. That you may understand the sort of continuous rate of the sale from month to month I enclose copy of the London monthly table of sales. The aspect, take it all together, is I think satisfactory.
I hope this will find Mrs. Lewes and you both well and able to take advantage of the mild weather for walks and drives. My long promised expedition to Rome begins to take form and we intend to be in London at all events next month so I look forward to seeing you very soon.
Everybody wishes peace and nobody is working harder for that than Her Majesty's Ministers so I still hope we may escape War. Those firebrands our men of peace howling about the country that England won't fight seem as if they wished to tempt Russia to aggression and insult and do more harm than the most foolish swaggerer.
My nephew joins me in best regards to you both and believe me
ever yours truly
(signed) John Blackwood.
G. H. Lewes Esq.
Text: Copy in Blackwood Letter Book. Hitherto unpublished.
George Street | Edinburgh January 18/78.
My Dear Lewes
I have the pleasure of inclosing a cheque One thousand and Six Pounds 17/7 (1006.17.7) being payment due to author on sales of George Eliot's Novels during the past year as per accompanying Memorandum. The result is I think satisfactory and will I hope come up to your expectations. The sale goes on steadily from month to month and does not show symptoms of falling off which is a great point. Of course while Deronda was in course of publication there was greater movement in the sale of all the other Novels and I hope to see them again stirred up by a similar cause one of these days.
From the London reports I gather that the sales of the Novels are going on satisfactorily since the turn of the Year and on the 12th Langford wrote 250 Deronda sold since January 1. You will see that Middlemarch continues to bring in its argosy gallantly and Adam Bede still keeps proudly ahead in sale. The subscription to first volume of Romola Cabinet Edition was not very cheering but up to present date I see the sales are 611 which is equal to what we calculated on at first. We printed I think 1050. That you may understand the sort of continuous rate of the sale from month to month I enclose copy of the London monthly table of sales. The aspect, take it all together, is I think satisfactory.
I hope this will find Mrs. Lewes and you both well and able to take advantage of the mild weather for walks and drives. My long promised expedition to Rome begins to take form and we intend to be in London at all events next month so I look forward to seeing you very soon.
Everybody wishes peace and nobody is working harder for that than Her Majesty's Ministers so I still hope we may escape War. Those firebrands our men of peace howling about the country that England won't fight seem as if they wished to tempt Russia to aggression and insult and do more harm than the most foolish swaggerer.
My nephew joins me in best regards to you both and believe me
ever yours truly
(signed) John Blackwood.
G. H. Lewes Esq.
Signature
(signed) John Blackwood.
Citation
John Blackwood, John Blackwood to GHL, Edinburgh, 18 January 1878, 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/95375