Parkes, Joseph (1796-1865)

A lawyer, Parkes was the father of George Eliot's close friend, Bessie Parkes. Parkes funded Eliot's translation of Das Leben Jesu and was furious when Eliot went to Germany with George Henry Lewes.

George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

Parkes, Joseph (1796-1865), George Eliot's Social Network Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/2645