GE to John Blackwood, London, 17 April 1879
Title
GE to John Blackwood, London, 17 April 1879
Title
GE to John Blackwood, London, 17 April 1879
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
John Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1879-04-17
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to John Blackwood, London, 17 April 1879
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory | April. 17. 79 223
My dear Mr. Blackwood
I quite agree with you that the motto looks better off the Title page, and the [Publisher's Note] seems to me unobjectionable. If it will not be too troublesome, I should like to have an idea of the intended cover. The price probably has not yet been determined.
The letter from America is a beautiful outpouring of affectionate feeling -- one of many that I receive from that younger world where the tares and the wheat grow together alike vigorously.
I am so glad to know that Mr. William Blackwood's lameness is nearly gone and that you can have his companionship as usual. There really is no time to spare in this life for the breaking of legs and spraining of ancles. The sun shines here this morning but the wind is still bitter.
Always yours truly
M. E. Lewes.
Might it not be an improvement to raise the title a little -- just a trifle -- and lower in the same proportion the bottom group of lines?
[I speak as to wise men -- judge ye what I say.] 224
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory | April. 17. 79 223
My dear Mr. Blackwood
I quite agree with you that the motto looks better off the Title page, and the [Publisher's Note] seems to me unobjectionable. If it will not be too troublesome, I should like to have an idea of the intended cover. The price probably has not yet been determined.
The letter from America is a beautiful outpouring of affectionate feeling -- one of many that I receive from that younger world where the tares and the wheat grow together alike vigorously.
I am so glad to know that Mr. William Blackwood's lameness is nearly gone and that you can have his companionship as usual. There really is no time to spare in this life for the breaking of legs and spraining of ancles. The sun shines here this morning but the wind is still bitter.
Always yours truly
M. E. Lewes.
Might it not be an improvement to raise the title a little -- just a trifle -- and lower in the same proportion the bottom group of lines?
[I speak as to wise men -- judge ye what I say.] 224
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to John Blackwood, London, 17 April 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/92618