GE to James Sully, Witley, 28 May 1879
Title
GE to James Sully, Witley, 28 May 1879
Title
GE to James Sully, Witley, 28 May 1879
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
James Sully
Date(s)
- 1879-05-28
Place
Witley
Letter Content
GE to James Sully, Witley, 28 May 1879
Text: Cross, III, 361-363.
Mr Lewes always wrote the dramatic criticisms in the [Leader,] and for a year or two he occasionally wrote such criticisms in the [Pall Mall.] Of the latter, the chief were reprinted in the little book on [Actors, and the Art of Acting.] What was written in the [Fortnightly]
(1865-66) is marked by signature. The most characteristic contributions to the [Cornhill] (1864-65) were "The Mental Condition of Babies," "Dangers and Delights of Tobacco," "Was Nero a Monster?" "Shakspeare in France," and "Miseries of a Dramatic Author." 242
But after 1866 his contributions to any periodical were very scanty -- confined to a few articles in the [Pall Mall Gazette,] one on "The Reign of Law," 243 in the [Fortnightly,] and the series on Darwin, 244 now incorporated in [The Physical Basis of Mind.] After these, his sole contributions were an article on Dickens (1872), two on Spiritualism and Mesmerism (1876), and one on "The Dread and Dislike of Science" (1878). 245
Charles, I think, mentioned to you my desire that you should do me the valuable service of looking over the proofs of the remaining volume of "Problems," and you were so generous as to express your willingness to undertake that labour. The printing will not begin till after the 16th, -- Dr Michael Foster, who has also kindly offered to help me in the same way, not being sufficiently at leisure till after that date.
I have been rather ill again lately, but am hoping to benefit by the country quietude. You, too, I am sorry to hear, are not over strong. This will make your loan of mind and eyesight all the more appreciated by me.
Text: Cross, III, 361-363.
Mr Lewes always wrote the dramatic criticisms in the [Leader,] and for a year or two he occasionally wrote such criticisms in the [Pall Mall.] Of the latter, the chief were reprinted in the little book on [Actors, and the Art of Acting.] What was written in the [Fortnightly]
(1865-66) is marked by signature. The most characteristic contributions to the [Cornhill] (1864-65) were "The Mental Condition of Babies," "Dangers and Delights of Tobacco," "Was Nero a Monster?" "Shakspeare in France," and "Miseries of a Dramatic Author." 242
But after 1866 his contributions to any periodical were very scanty -- confined to a few articles in the [Pall Mall Gazette,] one on "The Reign of Law," 243 in the [Fortnightly,] and the series on Darwin, 244 now incorporated in [The Physical Basis of Mind.] After these, his sole contributions were an article on Dickens (1872), two on Spiritualism and Mesmerism (1876), and one on "The Dread and Dislike of Science" (1878). 245
Charles, I think, mentioned to you my desire that you should do me the valuable service of looking over the proofs of the remaining volume of "Problems," and you were so generous as to express your willingness to undertake that labour. The printing will not begin till after the 16th, -- Dr Michael Foster, who has also kindly offered to help me in the same way, not being sufficiently at leisure till after that date.
I have been rather ill again lately, but am hoping to benefit by the country quietude. You, too, I am sorry to hear, are not over strong. This will make your loan of mind and eyesight all the more appreciated by me.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to James Sully, Witley, 28 May 1879, 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/92551