GE to Alexander Main, London, 4 [September] 1871
Title
GE to Alexander Main, London, 4 [September] 1871
Title
GE to Alexander Main, London, 4 [September] 1871
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Alexander Main
Date(s)
- 1871-09-04
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Alexander Main, London, 4 [September] 1871
Text: Main's copy owned by Mr. John R. Sprunt. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
August 4. 71.
My dear Sir,
We came home from a long residence in the country the other day, though I have always dated my letters from this house, to save trouble about addresses.
A troublesome headache, still lingering, has hindered me from thanking you for your interesting letter of the 31st -- all the more interesting to me because you had avoided reviews and endeavoured to come to the book 357 with a fresh mind. Do you remember Goethe's wise words about reading Spinoza? -- "I always preferred knowing what an author himself said, to knowing what others thought he ought to have said." 358
Always yours sincerely
M. E. Lewes.
Text: Main's copy owned by Mr. John R. Sprunt. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
August 4. 71.
My dear Sir,
We came home from a long residence in the country the other day, though I have always dated my letters from this house, to save trouble about addresses.
A troublesome headache, still lingering, has hindered me from thanking you for your interesting letter of the 31st -- all the more interesting to me because you had avoided reviews and endeavoured to come to the book 357 with a fresh mind. Do you remember Goethe's wise words about reading Spinoza? -- "I always preferred knowing what an author himself said, to knowing what others thought he ought to have said." 358
Always yours sincerely
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Alexander Main, London, 4 [September] 1871, 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/91996