GE to Francois D'albert-Durade, Wandsworth, 28 January 1860
Title
GE to Francois D'albert-Durade, Wandsworth, 28 January 1860
Title
GE to Francois D'albert-Durade, Wandsworth, 28 January 1860
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Francois D'albert-Durade
Date(s)
- 1860-01-28
Place
Wandsworth
Letter Content
GE to Francois D'albert-Durade, Wandsworth, 28 January 1860
Text: Copy by D'Albert-Durade, Tinker Collection, Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
Holly Lodge, South Fields | Wandsworth, Surrey | January 28. 60.
Dear Friend
Do you know anything of the abilities of a certain Madame Ad'e8le Roch, who writes to me from Geneva, asking permission to translate "Adam Bede"? As we have not succeeded in making any satisfactory arrangement with the Parisian publishers, I have no objection to giving her the permission she desires, if you [have] any ground for believing her a capable person, and if, as I gathered from your former letter, you yourself shrink from that troublesome office of translation. In that case, will you oblige me by forwarding the enclosed letter, which accords the permission to Madame Ad'e8le Roch? If, on the contrary, you think my unfortunate book would suffer under her hands, pray burn the said letter, and be so kind as to write me word that you have done so. 464 I will not apologize for asking [you] to take this trouble, for I believe your kindness will prevent you from feeling it burthensome.
I hope Madame D'Albert is recovered in some degree from the severe mental and bodily trial of sharing and soothing these sad last moments of her friends. February, I remember, was a very bright month at Geneva when I was there. It promises to be so this year with us who are generally shivering under cold at this time. The sun shines and the winds are mild.
I should not wonder if we pass through Geneva in the course of a few months, if we carry out our plan of going to Italy, as soon as my next book is out. You would not be very sorry, I hope, to receive a note from our hotel, telling you that we were there. But pray, write me your address in your next letter.
With my best remembrance, and deepest regard to Madame D'Albert, Always dear Friend
Yours sincerely and gratefully
Marian Evans Lewes.
If you have the [s]lightest inclination to translate "Adam Bede," pray understand that it would be a pleasure to me to see your name on the title page. I have signed the letter to Madame Roch with my nom de plume, and do not wish, of course, to have any more immediate relations with her. 465
Text: Copy by D'Albert-Durade, Tinker Collection, Yale. Hitherto unpublished.
Holly Lodge, South Fields | Wandsworth, Surrey | January 28. 60.
Dear Friend
Do you know anything of the abilities of a certain Madame Ad'e8le Roch, who writes to me from Geneva, asking permission to translate "Adam Bede"? As we have not succeeded in making any satisfactory arrangement with the Parisian publishers, I have no objection to giving her the permission she desires, if you [have] any ground for believing her a capable person, and if, as I gathered from your former letter, you yourself shrink from that troublesome office of translation. In that case, will you oblige me by forwarding the enclosed letter, which accords the permission to Madame Ad'e8le Roch? If, on the contrary, you think my unfortunate book would suffer under her hands, pray burn the said letter, and be so kind as to write me word that you have done so. 464 I will not apologize for asking [you] to take this trouble, for I believe your kindness will prevent you from feeling it burthensome.
I hope Madame D'Albert is recovered in some degree from the severe mental and bodily trial of sharing and soothing these sad last moments of her friends. February, I remember, was a very bright month at Geneva when I was there. It promises to be so this year with us who are generally shivering under cold at this time. The sun shines and the winds are mild.
I should not wonder if we pass through Geneva in the course of a few months, if we carry out our plan of going to Italy, as soon as my next book is out. You would not be very sorry, I hope, to receive a note from our hotel, telling you that we were there. But pray, write me your address in your next letter.
With my best remembrance, and deepest regard to Madame D'Albert, Always dear Friend
Yours sincerely and gratefully
Marian Evans Lewes.
If you have the [s]lightest inclination to translate "Adam Bede," pray understand that it would be a pleasure to me to see your name on the title page. I have signed the letter to Madame Roch with my nom de plume, and do not wish, of course, to have any more immediate relations with her. 465
Signature
Marian Evans Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Francois D'albert-Durade, Wandsworth, 28 January 1860, 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/92377