GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, London, [19 November 1863]
Title
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, London, [19 November 1863]
Title
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, London, [19 November 1863]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Bessie Rayner Parkes
Date(s)
- 1863-11-19
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, London, [19 November 1863]
MS: The Countess of Iddesleigh. Envelope: Miss Parkes | 17 Wimpole Street | N.W. Postmark: LONDON-N.W | 5 | NO 19 | 63. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | North Bank, | Regents Park.
Thursday.
Dearest Bessie
I shall be glad to fulfil any wish of yours, and in token of my sincerity, I will ask you to let me know beforehand whenever you like to bring Miss Craig, 204 that I may save you from the labour of coming so far in vain.
In these short afternoons I might, without notice, be out during all the daylight interval between lunch and darkness.
Ever yours affectionately
M. E. Lewes. or 'bd past 12 would do for me, by way of exception, for one whom I care for as much as I do for you, and who cannot well come in the evening.
MS: The Countess of Iddesleigh. Envelope: Miss Parkes | 17 Wimpole Street | N.W. Postmark: LONDON-N.W | 5 | NO 19 | 63. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | North Bank, | Regents Park.
Thursday.
Dearest Bessie
I shall be glad to fulfil any wish of yours, and in token of my sincerity, I will ask you to let me know beforehand whenever you like to bring Miss Craig, 204 that I may save you from the labour of coming so far in vain.
In these short afternoons I might, without notice, be out during all the daylight interval between lunch and darkness.
Ever yours affectionately
M. E. Lewes. or 'bd past 12 would do for me, by way of exception, for one whom I care for as much as I do for you, and who cannot well come in the evening.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, London, [19 November 1863], 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/92038