The Study of History, within The Cornhill Magazine, vol. 4, issue 19

The Study of History, within The Cornhill Magazine, vol. 4, issue 19

Stephen, James Fitzjames

London: Murray, 1861. The Cornhill Magazine, vol. 4, issue 19, 1861-07. pp. 25-41

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George Eliot to Sara Sophia Hennell, 12 July 1861. “I am rather puzzled and shocked, however, by your high admiration of the articles on the Study of History in the Cornhill. I should speak with the reserve due to the fact that I have only read the second article; and this, I confess, did not impress me as exhibiting any mastery of the question, while its tone towards much abler thinkers than the writer himself, is to me extremely repulsive. The writer is not Mr. Hinton (who, you know, writes the physiological contributions) but Mr. Stephen, a barrister -- the son of Sir James Stephen, and formerly one of the critical corps belonging to the Saturday Review. Some time ago, as we learned from his friend Mr. Fawcett, he was dismissed from the Saturday, and has since written regularly for the Cornhill.” GEL 3: 438

Stephen, James Fitzjames, The Study of History, within The Cornhill Magazine, vol. 4, issue 19, 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/57548

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