Contemporaries on George Eliot's Life

An understanding of how George Eliot’s contemporaries were reading and responding to her life and works helps us appreciate her reach, her fame, and her historical significance.

Biographical Studies: In this section, you will find assessments of Eliot’s life by her contemporaries—everything from brief commentary in periodicals, to chapters in collective biographies, to complete, book-length biographies.

Most significant is the 1885 biography written by her husband, John Walter Cross, which includes many of Eliot's letters and journal entries. Reviews of Cross’s biography are collected here for the first time. In our Correspondence section, every one of the 894 letters Cross collected is sortable and searchable.

When she died after a brief illness at the age of sixty-one, George Eliot was one of England's most famous literary celebrities. Obituary notices are well represented in this collection, including several later tributes written by famous authors whose own work was influenced by Eliot’s, including Henry James and Virginia Woolf. 

It is interesting to note how often early biographical sketches included incorrect information. We retain these, of course, for the benefit of comparison and the historical interest of these records.

Lewes, George Henry. "Professor Owen and the Science of Life ." Fraser's Magazine, Vol. 53, January 1856, p. 79-92.

"Personal." Press and Tribune, 6 Jun. 1859, p. 3.

"The Authorship of Adam Bede." Times, 6 Jun. 1859, p. 10.

"News." Westmorland Gazette, 13 Aug. 1859, p. 7.

"News Item." Boston Daily Advertiser, 20 Aug. 1859.

"News." Westmorland Gazette, 14 Sept. 1861, p. 7.

"News." Westmorland Gazette and Kendal Advertiser, 17 May 1862, p. 3.

Field, Kate. "English Authors in Florence." December 1864, pp. 860-871.

"English Authoresses." Belmont Chronicle, 14 Jun. 1866.

"How English Authoresses Look and Act." Daily Cleveland Herald, 18 Jun. 1866.

"Gossip About 'George Eliot.'" Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, 30 Nov. 1866, p. 1.

"Literary Notes." Delaware Tribune, 18 Apr. 1867.

"Literary Sketches." Chicago Tribune, 30 May 1869.

"Literature, Science, and the Stage." Western Times, 18 Apr. 1871, p. 2.

"News." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 15 Jan. 1872, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Alexandria Gazette, 18 Mar. 1872, p. 1.

"Broughty Ferry." Dundee Courier and Argus, 25 Feb. 1873.

"George Eliot." Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, 18 Mar. 1873, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, 7 Apr. 1873, p. 4.

"Among Our Exchanges." Congregationalist, 10 Apr. 1873.

"Charles Sumner." Daily Evening Bulletin, 1 May 1873.

"American Portraits of London Celebrities." Dundee Courier and Argus, 19 May 1873.

"American Portraits of London Celebrities." Dundee Courier and Argus, 20 May 1873, p. 6.

"George Eliot." Daily Central City Register, 1 Jun. 1873.

White, R. G. "Something on George Eliot's Personal Apperance" Burlington Weekly Free Press, 8 Aug 1873, p. 1.

"An Authoress's Charm." Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, 10 Nov. 1873, p. 6.

"News Item." Independent Statesman, 12 Feb. 1874, p. 158.

"George Eliot." Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 11 Jul. 1874, p. 275.

Galatea. "Four Famous Women." Inter Ocean, 9 Jul. 1875, p. 2.

"An Impression of George Eliot." Lowell Daily Citizen and News, 20 Aug. 1875.

Underwood, Sara A., "George Eliot," Heroines of Freethought. New York, 1876. pp. 295-327.

"From Our London Correspondent." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 23 Mar. 1876, p. 5.

Downes, Annie Sawyer. "George Eliot. One of her Receptions. Face— Figure—Manner—Voice—Dress." New York Daily Tribune, 25 March 1876, pp. 7

A. S. D. "George Eliot." Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, 28 Mar. 1876, p. 2.

Spencer, C. H. "George Eliot." Melbourne Review, 1 Apr. 1876, p. 145-162.

"George Eliot Interviewed." Newcastle Courant, 21 Apr. 1876, p. 6.

"Biography." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 22 Apr. 1876.

"George Eliot." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 22 April 1876, p. 537.

"George Eliot." Burlington Weekly Free Press, 5 May 1876.

"George Eliot." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 8 May 1876, p. 3.

"George Eliot." St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 8 May 1876, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 8 May 1876, p. 3.

"Literary and Scientific Gossip." Western Times, 9 May 1876, p. 6.

"George Eliot." Lancaster Gazette, 10 May 1876.

"George Eliot." Hampshire Advertiser County Newspaper, 20 May 1876, p. 7.

"The Biographer: George Eliot." Australasian, 27 May 1876, p. 680.

"George Eliot." Australasian, 27 May 1876, p. 8.

"George Eliot." Freeman's Journal, 3 June 1876, p. 19.

"George Eliot." Trewman's Exeter Flying Post or Plymouth and Cornish Advertiser, 21 Jun 1876.

"George Eliot." Queensland Times, 22 June 1876, p. 4.

"Biography." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 16 Sept. 1876.

"George Eliot." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 16 September 1876, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, 29 September 1876, p. 7.

A. H. "George Eliot." Australian Journal, 1 Oct 1876, p. 102.

Swinburne, Algernon Charles. A Note on Charlotte Brontë. Chatto & Windus, 1877.

"New Twelfth-night Characters." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 11 Jan. 1877, p. 2.

Peirce, Z. F. "George Eliot." Boston Daily Advertiser, 27 Jan. 1877.

"George Eliot's Ethical Creed." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), 3 March 1877, p. 7.

Lewes, G. H. "George Eliot." Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, 16 Mar. 1877.

"Multiple News Items." Essex Standard, West Suffolk Gazette, and Eastern Counties' Advertiser, 25 May 1877, p. 6.

Norland, Annie. "George Eliot." Galveston Daily News, 27 May 1877.

"George Eliot." St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 19 Feb. 1878, p. 2.

"George Eliot." Daily Evening Bulletin, 16 Mar. 1878.

"George Eliot." Mercury, 6 June 1878, p. 3.

"George Eliot." New York Times, 3 Aug. 1878.

"A Sketch of George Eliot." Portsmouth Evening News, 8 Aug. 1878, p. 2.

"A Sketch of George Eliot." Evening News, 8 Aug. 1878, p. 2.

"A Sketch of George Eliot." Daily Gazette For Middlesbrough, 12 Aug. 1878, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Australian Town and Country Journal, 12 October 1878, p. 28.

"Death of George Henry Lewes." Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, 6 Dec. 1878, p. 7.

"George Eliot and George Henry Lewes. " Chicago Daily Tribune, 26 Dec. 1878.

"A Platonic Marriage." Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, 2 Jan. 1879.

"A Platonic Marriage." Daily Globe, 4 Jan. 1879.

"Current Mention." Independent Statesman, 30 Jan. 1879.

"The Versatility of George Eliot." Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), 25 March 1879, p. 3.

"The Health of George Eliot." Sheffield and Rotherham Independent, 22 Apr. 1879, p. 3.

"News." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 22 Apr. 1879, p. 3.

"Extraordinary Outrage on Cattle." Dundee Courier and Argus, 23 Apr. 1879.

"George Eliot." Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 30 Apr. 1879.

Downs, Annie Sawyer. "A Visit to George Eliot." Congregationalist, 28 May 1879, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Dodge City Times, 21 Jun. 1879.

"General and Personal." St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 5 Jul. 1879, p. 2.

Bruno. "George Eliot." Rocky Mountain News, 14 Sept. 1879, p. 2.

"George Eliot's Career." Evening Star, 11 Oct. 1879.

Logan, Olive. "A Near View of George Eliot." Daily Inter Ocean, 13 Oct. 1879, p. 7.

"George Eliot." Inter Ocean, 17 Oct. 1879, p. 7.

"Art, Literature, Music, &c." Royal Cornwall Gazette, 14 Nov. 1879, p. 6.

"George Eliot." Leader, 29 November 1879, p. 2.

"George Eliot." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 20 December 1879, p. 1081.

Ruskin, John. "Fiction—Foul and Fair." Nineteenth Century, 1880, pgs. 941-963.

"American Fiction." Aberdeen Journal, 7 Jan. 1880, p. 2.

"General and Personal." St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 10 Jan. 1880, p. 4.

"George Eliot: The Story of Her Life." Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate (NSW : 1874 - 1880), 14 January 1880, p. 1.

"The British Museum Library." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 31 Jan. 1880, p. 2.

"Art, Literature, Science, &C." Royal Cornwall Gazette, 27 Feb. 1880, p. 2.

"George Eliot." Corowa Free Press, 12 March 1880, p. 3.

"George Eliot." St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 8 May 1880, p. 10.

"Marriage of George Eliot." South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), 8 May 1880, p. 5.

"The Hull Daily Packet: Monday, May 10, 1880." Hull Daily Packet, 10 May 1880, p. 2.

"General News." Star; Guernsey, 11 May 1880.

"George Eliot's Marriage." Chicago Daily Tribune, 13 May 1880.

"George Eliot." Daily Arkansas Gazette, 16 May 1880, p. 7.

"George Eliot's Marriage." Dundee Courier and Argus, 17 May 1880.

"Multiple News Items." The Northern Warder and Bi-weekly Courier and Argus, 18 May 1880.

"George Eliot's Marriage." Dundee Courier & Argus and Northern Warder, 18 May 1880.

"A Question of Affinities." Daily Inter Ocean, 22 May 1880, p. 9.

"London Gossip." Cornishman, 27 May 1880, p. 5.

"News." Morpeth Herald, 29 May 1880, p. 6.

"George Eliot: Her Recent Marriages." Chicago Daily Tribune, 3 Jun. 1880.

"Multiple News Items." Dundee Courier and Argus, 30 June 1880.

"George Eliot." Evening News, 5 July 1880, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Milwaukee Sentinel, 6 Jul. 1880, p. 2.

"A Correspondent Writes." Dundee Courier & Argus, 10 Jul. 1880.

"A Correspondent Writes." Dundee Courier and Argus, 10 July 1880.

"Local Intelligence." Northern Warder and Bi-weekly Courier and Argus, 13 July 1880, p. 2.

"Personal." Cornishman, 15 July 1880, p. 6.

"George Eliot Not Married." Queenslander, 21 August 1880, p. 235.

"George Eliot." Brisbane Courier, 21 August 1880, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Queenslander, 21 August 1880, p. 235.

"George Eliot." Chicago Daily Tribune, 16 Nov. 1880.

"Death of George Eliot." Daily Evening Bulletin, 23 Dec. 1880, p. 2.

"Foreign Affairs." Daily Evening Bulletin, 23 Dec. 1880.

"Obituary." Academy, vol. 18, 24 December 1880, p. 460.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" London Daily News, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 5.

"Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Freeman's Journal, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 6.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Western Mail, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"The Death of 'George Eliot.'" Glasgow Herald, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 5.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 7.

"Latest News." Chelmsford Chronicle, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 4.

"Reported Death of a Novelist." Portsmouth Evening News, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"Latest News." Royal Cornwall Gazette, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 5.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Dundee Courier, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Sheffield and Rotherham Independent, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Standard, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"Multiple News Items." Dundee Courier and Argus, 24 Dec. 1880.

"A Woman of Rare and Noble Endowments, A Great." Times, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 7.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Birmingham Daily Post, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Daily News, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Dundee Courier & Argus and Northern Warder, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Glasgow Herald, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Huddersfield Chronicle and West Yorkshire Advertiser, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 5.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Leeds Mercury, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Standard, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 4.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Western Mail, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Daily Inter Ocean, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 4.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 4.

"Foreign Intelligence." Galveston Daily News, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 4.

"The Death of George Eliot." Chicago Daily Tribune, 24 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Bristol Mercury, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 2.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Birmingham Daily Post, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 8.

"George Eliot." Times, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 9.

"George Eliot." Daily Globe, 24 Dec. 1880.

"George Eliot." Boston Daily Advertiser, 24 Dec. 1880.

"George Eliot." Rocky Mountain News, 24 Dec. 1880, p. 4.

"The Death of George Eliot." Standard [London], 24 December 1880, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Liverpool Mercury, 25 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Glasgow Herald, 25 Dec. 1880, p. 7.

"George Eliot." Standard, 25 Dec. 1880, p. 5.

"George Eliot." Chicago Daily Tribune, 25 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot'." Lancaster Gazette, 25 Dec. 1880.

"George Eliot." Liverpool Mercury, 25 Dec. 1880.

"George Eliot." Glasgow Herald, 25 Dec. 1880.

"George Eliot." North American, 25 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Star; Guernsey, 25 Dec. 1880. George Eliot Archive.

"George Eliot." Lancaster Examiner, 25 December 1880, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Sydney Morning Herald, 25 December 1880, p. 3.

Field, Kate. "Recollections." Cincinnati Commercial, 26 Dec. 1880, p. 6.

"George Eliot." Chicago Daily Tribune, 26 Dec. 1880.

"The Late George Eliot." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 27 Dec. 1880, p. 8.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" Dundee Courier and Argus, 27 Dec. 1880.

"The Late George Eliot." Daily News, 27 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"The Late George Eliot." Daily News, 27 Dec. 1880.

"George Eliot." Daily Inter Ocean, 27 Dec. 1880.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" South Australian Register, 27 December 1880, p. 6.

"George Eliot." Evening News, 27 December 1880, p. 3.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" Glasgow Herald, 28 Dec. 1880, p. 2.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" Western Times, 28 Dec. 1880, p. 7.

"The Late George Eliot." York Herald, 28 Dec. 1880, p. 7.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" Northern Warder and Bi-weekly Courier and Argus, 28 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Mount Alexander Mail, 28 Dec. 1880.

"Domestic Intelligence." Bury and Norwich Post, 28 Dec. 1880, p. 2.

"George Eliot." Star, 28 Dec. 1880.

"George Eliot." Chicago Daily Tribune, 28 Dec. 1880.

"The Early Life of George Eliot." Dundee Courier and Argus, 28 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Mount Alexander Mail, 28 December 1880, p. 2.

"George Eliot." Guardian, 29 Dec. 1880, p. 1838-1839.

"Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Derby Mercury, 29 Dec. 1880, p. 8.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" Dundee Courier and Argus, 29 Dec. 1880.

Field, Kate. "George Eliot." Boston Daily Advertiser, 29 Dec. 1880.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Derby Mercury, 29 Dec. 1880.

Reid, T. Wemyss. "'George Eliot.'" Standard, 29 Dec. 1880, p. 2.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Western Mail, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"The Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Birmingham Daily Post, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 7.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 6.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Dundee Courier and Argus, 30 Dec. 1880.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Standard, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" York Herald, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 5.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Dundee Courier & Argus, 30 Dec. 1880.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 6.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Morning Post, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Standard, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"Funeral of George Eliot." Times, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 6.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Western Mail, 30 Dec. 1880.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" York Herald, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 5.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Cornishman, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 6.

"The Funeral of Mrs. Cross." Chicago Daily Tribune, 30 Dec. 1880.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Morning Post, 30 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

Field, Kate. "Kate Field Writes." Chicago Daily Tribune, 30 Dec. 1880.

"Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries." Hull Packet, 31 Dec. 1880, p. 6.

"Literature. Science. and Art: 'Death of George Eliot.'" Chelmsford Chronicle, 31 Dec. 1880, p. 7.

"George Eliot." Royal Cornwall Gazette, 31 Dec. 1880, p. 7.

"Death of George Eliot." Nottinghamshire Guardian, 31 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"Death of George Eliot." Georgia Weekly Telegraph, Journal & Messenger, 31 Dec. 1880.

Austin, Alfred. "George Eliot." Nottinghamshire Guardian, 31 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"Death of George Eliot." Nottinghamshire Guardian, 31 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

Austin, Alfred. "George Eliot." Nottinghamshire Guardian, 31 Dec. 1880, p. 3.

"Funeral of George Eliot." Evening News, 31 December 1880, p. 4.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869 - 1884; 1914 - 1918), 31 December 1880, p. 3.

"Here and There." South London Gazette and Camberwel News, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 2.

"Funeral of George Eliot." Aberdeen Journal, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 2.

"George Eliot." Leeds Mercury, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 12.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 6.

"Feminine Foibles, Fancies, and Fashions." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 3.

"The Late George Eliot." North Wales Chronicle, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 5.

"The Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Berrows Worcester Journal, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 7.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Northampton Mercury, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 2.

"Death of George Eliot." Adelaide Observer, 1 Jan 1881.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 1 Jan. 1881.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Aberdeen Weekly Journal, 1 Jan. 1881.

"Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, 1 Jan. 1881.

"The Late George Eliot." North Wales Chronicle, 1 Jan 1881.

"The Funeral of 'George Eliot.'" Tamworth Herald, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 8.

"Multiple News Items." Star; Guernsey, 1 Jan. 1881.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Northampton Mercury, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 2.

"'George Eliot's' Early Years." Leeds Mercury, 1 Jan. 1881, p. 5.

"George Eliot." Punch, 23 Dec. 1880, p. 303.

"George Eliot." Australasian, 1 January 1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Tasmanian, 1 January 1881, p. 6.

"Death of George Eliot." Adelaide Observer, 1 January 1881, p. 35.

"Funeral of George Eliot." Australian Town and Country Journal, 1 January 1881, p. 12.

"The Late George Eliot." Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), 1 January 1881, p. 32.

"George Eliot." The British Medical Journal, edited by Ernest Hart, vol. 1 for 1881, 21 Jan 1881, pp. 24.

"Charles Dickens and George Eliot." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 2 Jan. 1881, p. 3.

"Anecdote of George Eliot's Anonymity." Dundee Courier & Argus, 3 Jan. 1881.

"Domestic Intelligence." Bury and Norwich Post, 4 Jan. 1881, p. 2.

"George Eliot." Illawarra Mercury, 4 January 1881, p. 4.

Draper, E. Herbert "George Eliot's Associations with Derbyshire." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 6 Jan. 1881, p. 6.

"George Eliot's Account of 'Dinah Morris.'" Derbyshire Times, 15 Jan. 1881, p. 6.

"Our Illustrations: Reminiscences of 'George Eliot.'" Graphic, 8 Jan. 1881, p. 27.

"Clergymen of the Old School." Star, 8 Jan. 1881.

"Death of 'George Eliot.'" Frank Leslie's Ilustrated Newspaper, 8 Jan 1881, p. 315.

G. A. S. "Echoes of the Week." Illustrated London News, 8 Jan. 1881, p. 27.

Draper, E. Herbert. "George Eliot's Associations with Derbyshire." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 8 Jan. 1881, p. 3.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" Illustrated London News, 8 Jan. 1881, p. 37-38.

"George Eliot." Tamworth Herald, 8 Jan. 1881, p. 6.

"George Eliot's Letter to 'Dinah Morris.'" York Herald, 10 Jan. 1881, p. 6.

"George Eliot." Freeman's Journal, 11 Jan. 1881, p. 7.

Draper, E. Herbert "George Eliot's Associations with Derbyshire." Derby Mercury, 12 Jan. 1881, p. 2.

"George Eliot's Early Life." Evening Star, 15 Jan. 1881.

Field, Kate. "The Late George Eliot." Ottawa Free Trader, 15 Jan. 1881, p. 7.

"George Eliot." Daily Arkansas Gazette, 15 Jan 1881.

"The Late George Eliot." Mercury, 15 January 1881, p. 2.

"George Eliot." Daily Evening Bulletin, 18 Jan. 1881, p. 4.

"George Eliot." North American, 18 Jan. 1881.

"The Religious Opinions of George Eliot." Evening Star, 19 Jan. 1881.

"Funeral of George Eliot." Daily Evening Bulletin, 21 Jan. 1881, p. 4.

"George Eliot." Bismarck Tribune, 21 Jan. 1881.

"Reviews." Derbyshire Times, 22 Jan. 1881, p. 6.

Cooke, Maud Caskey. "George Eliot." Daily Inter Ocean, 22 Jan. 1881, p. 9.

"George Eliot." Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, 25 Jan. 1881, p. 8.

"George Eliot." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 29 Jan. 1881, p. 9.

Allardyce, Alexander. "George Eliot." Blackwood's Magazine, Feb. 1881, pp. 255–268.

"Celebrated Authoresses." Illustrated Household Journal and Englishman's Domestic Magazine, 1 Feb. 1881, pp. 84-87

"Magazines for February." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 1 Feb. 1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Inquirer and Commercial News, 2 February 1881, p. 2.

"George Eliot's Grave." Daily Evening Bulletin, 3 Feb. 1881, p. 4.

"Gossip About George Eliot." Newcastle Courant, 4 Feb. 1881, p. 6.

"Literature, Science, and Art." Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 5 Feb. 1881, p. 9.

"Literature, Science, & Art." Bucks Herald, 5 Feb. 1881, p. 3.

"Literature, Science, and Art." Belfast News-Letter, 7 Feb. 1881, p. 7.

"Magazines." Western Times, 8 Feb. 1881, p. 2.

"George Eliot's Life." Delaware State Journal, 10 Feb. 1881.

"George Eliot." Georgia Weekly Telegraph, Journal & Messenger, 11 Feb. 1881.

"George Eliot." Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), 11 February 1881, p. 2.

"Feminine Foibles, Fancies, and Fashions." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 12 Feb. 1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot." Daily Inter Ocean, 12 Feb. 1881, p. 10.

"George Eliot." Chicago Daily Tribune, 12 Feb. 1881.

"George Eliot." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 12 February 1881, p. 245.

"George Eliot." South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), 12 February 1881, p. 7.

"George Eliot." Express and Telegraph, 14 February 1881, p. 3.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" Telegraph, 17 Feb. 1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot and George Lewes." Cincinnati Commercial, 18 Feb. 1881, p. 2.

"Wills and Bequests." Times, 18 Feb. 1881, p. 10.

"George Eliot's Will." Portsmouth Evening News, 18 Feb. 1881, p. 2.

"Wills and Bequests." Newcastle Courant, 18 Feb. 1881, p. 8.

"George Eliot." Cootamundra Herald, 19 Feb. 1881.

"President Porter's Recollections of George Eliot." Manchester Times, 19 Feb. 1881, p. 62.

"The Will of George Eliot." Western Times, 19 Feb. 1881, p. 4.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" Week, 19 Feb. 1881, p. 9-10.

"George Eliot's Will." Tamworth Herald, 19 Feb. 1881, p. 8.

"The Late 'George Eliot.'" Week, 19 February 1881, p. 9.

"George Eliot." Cootamundra Herald, 19 February 1881, p. 2.

"The Death of 'George Eliot.'" Logan Witness (Beenleigh, Qld. : 1878 - 1893), 19 February
1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot's Home and Domestic Relations." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), 19 February 1881, p. 289.

Owen, W. O. "George Eliot." South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1868 - 1881), 19 February 1881.

"George Eliot, Mr. Mechi, and Mr. Buckland." Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954), 19 February 1881, p. 4.

"The Will of George Eliot." Huddersfield Chronicle, 21 Feb. 1881, p. 4.

"The Will of George Eliot." Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 22 Feb. 1881, p. 8.

"Art, Literature, Music &c." Royal Cornwall Gazette Falmouth Packet, Cornish Weekly News, & General Advertiser, 25 Feb 1881, p. 6.

"Art, Literature, Music, &c." Royal Cornwall Gazette, 25 Feb. 1881, p. 6.

Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart. "Poetry." Leicester Chronicle, 26 Feb. 1881.

"George Eliot's Early Life." South Australian Advertiser, 1 March 1881, p. 1.

Field, Kate. "Recollections of George Eliot." Burrowa News, 4 March 1881, p. 4.

Greenwood, Grace. "George Eliot." Daily Evening Bulletin, 5 Mar. 1881, p. 5.

Unknown. "Obituary: George Eliot (Mrs. Cross)," Queenslander, 5 March 1881, p. 3.

"Obituary: George Eliot (Mrs. Cross)." Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 -1939), 5 March 1881, p. 301.

"George Eliot." Mackay Mercury and South Kennedy Advertiser, 9 March 1881, p. 2.

"George Eliot." St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 11 Mar. 1881, p. 9.

"George Eliot's 'Dinah Morris.'" Telegraph, 17 March 1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot's 'Dinah Morris.'" Telegraph, 17 March 1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot's 'Dinah Morris'." Week, 19 March 1881, p. 11.

Crowder, C. H. "The Late George Eliot and Gainsborough." Hull Packet and East Riding Times, 25 Mar. 1881.

"Israel's Indebtedness to George Eliot." Jewish Herald (Vic. : 1879 - 1920), 25 March 1881, p. 5.

"Art and Literary Gossip." Manchester Times, 26 Mar. 1881.

"Portsmouth Literary and Scientific Society." Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, 2 Apr. 1881, p. 6.

"George Eliot." Leader, 2 April 1881, p. 2.

Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart. "George Eliot." Boston Daily Advertiser, 14 Apr. 1881.

"The Late George Eliot." Morning Post, 22 Apr. 1881, p. 6.

Simcox, Edith. "George Eliot." The Nineteenth Century, May 1881, pp. 778–801.

"George Eliot." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 7 May 1881, p. 735.

"A Trouble on Christmas Eve." London Magnet, 20 Jun. 1881, p. 6.

"George Eliot." Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, 25 June 1881, p. 1023.

"The Childhood of George Eliot." Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 -1947),25 June 1881, p. 4.

"Multiple News Items." Galveston Daily News, 7 Jul. 1881.

"Another 'Story' About George Eliot." Hamilton Spectator, 16 Jul. 1881, p. 2.

"Another 'Story' About George Eliot." Hamilton Spectator (Vic. : 1870 - 1918), 16 July 1881, p. 2.

"George Eliot's Girlhood." Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, 25 August 1881, p. 5.

"George Eliot's Youth." Herald, 29 August 1881, p. 3.

"George Eliot's Girlhood." Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, 16 September 1881, p. 8.

"News." Portsmouth Evening News, 20 Sept. 1881, p. 2.

"A Wonderful Woman." Rocky Mountain News, 5 Oct. 1881, p. 2.

"Two Aspects of George Eliot." Freeman's Journal, 17 Nov. 1881, p. 7.

"Notes from the World." Dundee Courier & Argus, 17 Nov. 1881.

W. G. B. "The Late George Eliot and Ouida." Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser (NSW : 1873 - 1899), 19 November 1881.

"News." Dundee Courier and Argus, 13 Dec. 1881.

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