George Eliot as a Humorist

Title

George Eliot as a Humorist

Description

  • A summation of a lecture given by Mr. W. S. Lilly called "Four English Humourists of the Nineteenth Century." Most of his lecture was focused on the works of George Eliot. He was not a fan of her poetry but thought her works of prose entitled her to be called a humourist, which he defines as "an artist who playfully gives us his intutiton of the world and of human life."

Creator

Unknown

Source

[Unknown]. "George Eliot as a Humorists." Daily News, 1 Feb. 1895, p. 8.

Publisher

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

Date

1895-02-01

Citation

Unknown, George Eliot as a Humorist, 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/53105