GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, London, 22 June 1865
Title
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, London, 22 June 1865
Title
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, London, 22 June 1865
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Bessie Rayner Parkes
Date(s)
- 1865-06-22
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, London, 22 June 1865
MS: The Countess of Iddesleigh. Envelope: Miss Parkes | 17 Wimpole St. N.W. Postmark: LONDON-N.W | 4 | JU 22 | 65. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
June 22. 65.
Dearest Bessie
Thanks for your reassuring letter. The calm acceptance of a lot and faithful devotedness to whatever may come, seems to me quite as noble as the energetic creating of a lot.
Always yours
Marian.
MS: The Countess of Iddesleigh. Envelope: Miss Parkes | 17 Wimpole St. N.W. Postmark: LONDON-N.W | 4 | JU 22 | 65. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
June 22. 65.
Dearest Bessie
Thanks for your reassuring letter. The calm acceptance of a lot and faithful devotedness to whatever may come, seems to me quite as noble as the energetic creating of a lot.
Always yours
Marian.
Signature
Marian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, London, 22 June 1865, 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/92057