The Reasoner

The Reasoner

Holyoake, George Jacob

London: Watson, 1853

Internet Archive

1853

George Eliot to Sara Sophia Hennell, 18 July 1858. “I am afraid to tell you how much I dislike the Reasoner, since you seem to have a friendly inclination towards it. It has always been matter of astonishment to me that so superior a man as Holyoake, who has written so well elsewhere, can't turn out something better than that imbecile paper. I should have thought the Reasoner could do no good to any good cause. But since you feel so differently, I hope I am wrong.” GEL 2: 472-3 

Holyoake, George Jacob, The Reasoner, 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/57188

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