George Eliot on Human Nature

Title

George Eliot on Human Nature

Description

  • "Human nature is lovable, and the way I have learnt something of its deep pathos, its sublime mysteries, has been by living a great deal among people more or less of the commonplace and vulgar, of whom you would perhaps hear nothing very surprising if you were to inquire about them in the neighborhood where they dwell."

Creator

George Eliot

Source

Eliot, George. "George Eliot on Human Nature." Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954), 14 November 1908, p. 6.

Publisher

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

Date

1908-11-14

Citation

George Eliot, George Eliot on Human Nature, Contemporaries on George Eliot's Works, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/52398