The Authorship of "Adam Bede"

Title

The Authorship of "Adam Bede"

Description

  • Claim by the author of the article that he had to correct the belief that a man, Mr. Liggins, was George Eliot. He wrote a letter to the papers to prove Mr. Liggins false, and to his surprise, there were many attacks against him in support of Mr. Liggins who many still believed was George Eliot.

Creator

Unknown

Source

[Unknown]. "The Authorship of 'Adam Bede.'" Birmingham Daily Post, 3 Feb. 1885, p. 4.

Publisher

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

Date

1885-02-03

Citation

Unknown, The Authorship of "Adam Bede", 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/52947