GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, St. Leonard's, [23 August 1853]
Title
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, St. Leonard's, [23 August 1853]
Title
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, St. Leonard's, [23 August 1853]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Bessie Rayner Parkes
Date(s)
- 1853-08-23
Place
St. Leonard's
Letter Content
GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, St. Leonard's, [23 August 1853]
MS: Berg Collection, New York Public Library. Address: Miss Parkes | 2 Savile Row | London. Postmark: ST. LEONARD'S-BY-SEA | AU 23 | 1853 | A. Hitherto unpublished.
St. Leonards | Tuesday Morning.
Dear Friend
I hope this will be in time to tell you that your letter was a sunbeam to me on this cloudy morning. Good health go with you on your interesting tour -- You have all the other requisites.
I know you will sometimes think kindly of one who is
Ever your loving
Marian.
I run with this to the post before 'bd past 9 lest the evening post should be too late to catch you.
MS: Berg Collection, New York Public Library. Address: Miss Parkes | 2 Savile Row | London. Postmark: ST. LEONARD'S-BY-SEA | AU 23 | 1853 | A. Hitherto unpublished.
St. Leonards | Tuesday Morning.
Dear Friend
I hope this will be in time to tell you that your letter was a sunbeam to me on this cloudy morning. Good health go with you on your interesting tour -- You have all the other requisites.
I know you will sometimes think kindly of one who is
Ever your loving
Marian.
I run with this to the post before 'bd past 9 lest the evening post should be too late to catch you.
Signature
Marian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Bessie Rayner Parkes, St. Leonard's, [23 August 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/92072