GE to George James Howard, London, 4 April 1871
Title
GE to George James Howard, London, 4 April 1871
Title
GE to George James Howard, London, 4 April 1871
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
George James Howard
Date(s)
- 1871-04-04
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to George James Howard, London, 4 April 1871
MS: Mr. George Howard.
North Bank, | April 4. 1871.
My dear Mr. Howard
I am grateful to you for sending me word at once of Baby's safe arrival. 22 It always cheers me to know that I have friends who trust in my regard and believe that their good is also mine. Generally, there is not half enough care for those exquisite charities of life which have nothing to do with material help. Friendship is not taken seriously enough.
Please give my love to Mrs. Howard -- which means, that I think of her new happiness with a sort of grandmotherly pleasure. My last vision of her was a very pretty one, one Sunday when she came by herself. 23 She looked so well that we condescended to approve of Nature's Selection in making her a mother.
I am interested to know how your picture came out in its completed state. 24 But I have been so feeble lately, with a state of head that will not let me bend over my desk and that obliges me to sit bolt upright with my paper on my knees! Sometimes I think that I shall not be able to stay in town long enough to see the Exhibition. At present, however, we mean to try and stay over the beginning of May.
Always yours sincerely
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Mr. George Howard.
North Bank, | April 4. 1871.
My dear Mr. Howard
I am grateful to you for sending me word at once of Baby's safe arrival. 22 It always cheers me to know that I have friends who trust in my regard and believe that their good is also mine. Generally, there is not half enough care for those exquisite charities of life which have nothing to do with material help. Friendship is not taken seriously enough.
Please give my love to Mrs. Howard -- which means, that I think of her new happiness with a sort of grandmotherly pleasure. My last vision of her was a very pretty one, one Sunday when she came by herself. 23 She looked so well that we condescended to approve of Nature's Selection in making her a mother.
I am interested to know how your picture came out in its completed state. 24 But I have been so feeble lately, with a state of head that will not let me bend over my desk and that obliges me to sit bolt upright with my paper on my knees! Sometimes I think that I shall not be able to stay in town long enough to see the Exhibition. At present, however, we mean to try and stay over the beginning of May.
Always yours sincerely
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to George James Howard, London, 4 April 1871, 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/92493