GE to Frederic Harrison, London, 19 February 1875
Title
GE to Frederic Harrison, London, 19 February 1875
Title
GE to Frederic Harrison, London, 19 February 1875
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Frederic Harrison
Date(s)
- 1875-02-19
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Frederic Harrison, London, 19 February 1875
MS: Tinker Collection, Yale. Envelope: Frederic Harrison Esq | 1 Southwick Place | Hyde Park Square | W. Postmarks: ST. JOHNS-WOOD | B5 | FE 19 | 75 | N.W; LONDON-W | JA | FE 19 | 75. Hitherto unpublished.
North Bank | February 19. 75.
Dear Mr. Harrison
Apropos of the case we talked of, 214 according to your kind advice, I abstain from reading law-books and apply again to you.
B 215 has a life interest in estates which, failing male issue from him, will go to C (his nephew) as heir in tail. As you observed, men in that relation might easily hate each other. But I want certain conditions, founded on the relation, which would make them wish to suppress any show of dislike and would give them a mutual sense of self-interest in being friendly.
Can you give me any indications that would help me? -- any probable conditions that would answer my purpose? I confine myself to the barest statement of my need, because I think that will save you trouble. If I said more I might only give you irrelevancies to be "'e9cart'e9es."
We have received the great vol. I of the Politique, 216 and last night I read Dr. Bridges' admirable rendering of the Preface and Dedication.
Always yours truly
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Tinker Collection, Yale. Envelope: Frederic Harrison Esq | 1 Southwick Place | Hyde Park Square | W. Postmarks: ST. JOHNS-WOOD | B5 | FE 19 | 75 | N.W; LONDON-W | JA | FE 19 | 75. Hitherto unpublished.
North Bank | February 19. 75.
Dear Mr. Harrison
Apropos of the case we talked of, 214 according to your kind advice, I abstain from reading law-books and apply again to you.
B 215 has a life interest in estates which, failing male issue from him, will go to C (his nephew) as heir in tail. As you observed, men in that relation might easily hate each other. But I want certain conditions, founded on the relation, which would make them wish to suppress any show of dislike and would give them a mutual sense of self-interest in being friendly.
Can you give me any indications that would help me? -- any probable conditions that would answer my purpose? I confine myself to the barest statement of my need, because I think that will save you trouble. If I said more I might only give you irrelevancies to be "'e9cart'e9es."
We have received the great vol. I of the Politique, 216 and last night I read Dr. Bridges' admirable rendering of the Preface and Dedication.
Always yours truly
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Frederic Harrison, London, 19 February 1875, 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/92403