The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century

The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century

Thackeray, William Makepeace

Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1858

Internet Archive

1858

George Eliot to Sara Sophia Hennell, 1857 November 9. “I suppose you have read the ‘Virginians.’ We groaned over the recurrence of the everlasting type -- the old lady courted for her money and fond of champagne. It is unfortunate the 1st no. should be so far from promising.” GEL 2: 401 

Thackeray, William Makepeace, The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century, George Eliot's Reading, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/57039

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