GE Journal, London, 15 December 1876
Title
GE Journal, London, 15 December 1876
Title
GE Journal, London, 15 December 1876
Sender
Ge Journal
Recipient
U
Date(s)
- 1876-12-15
Place
London
Letter Content
GE JOURNAL, LONDON, 15 DECEMBER 1876
MS: Yale. Published: Cross, III, 299-300.
December 1876. At the beginning of this week I had deep satisfaction from reading in the Times the report of a lecture on Daniel Deronda delivered by Dr. Hermann Adler to the Jewish Working Men, a lecture showing much insight and implying an expectation of serious benefit. Since then, I have had a delightful letter from the Jewish Theolog[ical] Seminary at Breslau written by an American Jew named Isaacs, 573 who excuses himself for expressing his feeling of gratitude on reading Deronda, and assures me of his belief that it has even already had an elevating effect on the minds of some among his people -- predicting that the effect will spread.
I have also had a request from Sigr. Bartolommeo Aquarone, of Siena, for leave to translate Romola, 574 and declaring that, as one who has given special study to the History of San Marco and has written a life of Fra Jeronimo Savonarola, he cares especially that [Romola] should be known to his countrymen for their good. Magnificat anima mea!
And last night I had a letter from Dr. Benisch, editor of the Jewish Chronicle, announcing a copy of the paper containing an article written by himself on reading [Deronda] (there have long ago been two articles in the same journal reviewing the book) and using strong words as to the effect the book is producing. I record these signs, that I may look back on them if they come to be confirmed.
MS: Yale. Published: Cross, III, 299-300.
December 1876. At the beginning of this week I had deep satisfaction from reading in the Times the report of a lecture on Daniel Deronda delivered by Dr. Hermann Adler to the Jewish Working Men, a lecture showing much insight and implying an expectation of serious benefit. Since then, I have had a delightful letter from the Jewish Theolog[ical] Seminary at Breslau written by an American Jew named Isaacs, 573 who excuses himself for expressing his feeling of gratitude on reading Deronda, and assures me of his belief that it has even already had an elevating effect on the minds of some among his people -- predicting that the effect will spread.
I have also had a request from Sigr. Bartolommeo Aquarone, of Siena, for leave to translate Romola, 574 and declaring that, as one who has given special study to the History of San Marco and has written a life of Fra Jeronimo Savonarola, he cares especially that [Romola] should be known to his countrymen for their good. Magnificat anima mea!
And last night I had a letter from Dr. Benisch, editor of the Jewish Chronicle, announcing a copy of the paper containing an article written by himself on reading [Deronda] (there have long ago been two articles in the same journal reviewing the book) and using strong words as to the effect the book is producing. I record these signs, that I may look back on them if they come to be confirmed.
Citation
Ge Journal, GE Journal, London, 15 December 1876, Complete George Eliot Letters(2026), George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/91897