GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, Coventry, 15 May [1853]
Title
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, Coventry, 15 May [1853]
Title
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, Coventry, 15 May [1853]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Bessie Rayner Parkes
Date(s)
- 1853-05-15
Place
Coventry
Letter Content
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, Coventry, 15 May [1853]
MS: Berg Collection, New York Public Library. Address: Miss Parkes | James Buckton Esq. | Chapel Town | Leeds. Postmarks: [COVEN]TRY | MY 15 | 1853; LEEDS | MY 16 | 1853 | A. Hitherto unpublished.
Rosehill | Coventry | May 15.
Dear Bessie
I have been a wretched invalid for more than a month with a, to me, quite new ailment -- namely, a bad cough, which, like the East wind, obstinately refuses to go. I have been here in country air and quiet for the last ten days, but these medicines seem as ineffectual as Mr. Dunn's doses. I have made up my mind to be in London again on the 23d, cough or no cough; so we shall soon see each other again. A great pleasure that will be to me, dear pet. You must first give me three hugs and a dozen kisses, and then tell me the story of all you have done in those long weeks that you have been away.
Ever your affectionate
Marian.
Lucy Field 321 and the young ladies are coming here on Wednesday.
MS: Berg Collection, New York Public Library. Address: Miss Parkes | James Buckton Esq. | Chapel Town | Leeds. Postmarks: [COVEN]TRY | MY 15 | 1853; LEEDS | MY 16 | 1853 | A. Hitherto unpublished.
Rosehill | Coventry | May 15.
Dear Bessie
I have been a wretched invalid for more than a month with a, to me, quite new ailment -- namely, a bad cough, which, like the East wind, obstinately refuses to go. I have been here in country air and quiet for the last ten days, but these medicines seem as ineffectual as Mr. Dunn's doses. I have made up my mind to be in London again on the 23d, cough or no cough; so we shall soon see each other again. A great pleasure that will be to me, dear pet. You must first give me three hugs and a dozen kisses, and then tell me the story of all you have done in those long weeks that you have been away.
Ever your affectionate
Marian.
Lucy Field 321 and the young ladies are coming here on Wednesday.
Signature
Marian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, Coventry, 15 May [1853], 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/92030