Cross, Mary Finlay (1843-1902)

A sister of John Cross, Mary Finlay Cross was favored by George Eliot. Mary Finlay authored several stories in Macmillan's, which would be collected in Railway Sketches (1899). During the Franco-Prussian War, Mary Finlay set up a soup kitchen in Sedan, France with her brother William Cross.

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GE to Mary Finlay Cross, Shottermill, 31 July 1871
GE to Mary Finlay Cross, London, 11 May 1874
GHL to Mary Finlay Cross, Rickmansworth, 8 July 1875
GE to Mary Finlay Cross, Witley, 29 October 1879
GE to Mary Finlay Cross, London, [21 January 1880]
GE to Mary Finlay Cross, London, 25 January 1880
GE to Mary Finlay Cross, Paris, 13 May 1880
John W. Cross to Mary F. Cross, Verona, 1 June 1880

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Mary Finlay Cross (1843-1902), Cross, Mary Finlay (1843-1902), Social Network Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed November 11, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/97159