GE to John Blackwood, Wandsworth, 26 November 1859
Title
GE to John Blackwood, Wandsworth, 26 November 1859
Title
GE to John Blackwood, Wandsworth, 26 November 1859
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
John Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1859-11-26
Place
Wandsworth
Letter Content
GE to John Blackwood, Wandsworth, 26 November 1859
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Holly Lodge | November 26. 59.
My dear Sir
As the time for the publication of my next work is not very far removed, and as thorough frankness is the condition of satisfactoriness in all relations, I am induced to ask you whether you still wish to remain my publishers, or whether the removal of my incognito has caused a change in your views on that point.
I have never myself thought of putting an end to a connection which has hitherto not appeared inauspicious to either of us, and I have looked forward to your being my publishers as long as I produced books to be published; but various indications, which I may possibly have misinterpreted, have made me desire a clear understanding in the matter. I remain, my dear Sir,
Always yours truly
Marian Evans Lewes.
John Blackwood Esq.
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Holly Lodge | November 26. 59.
My dear Sir
As the time for the publication of my next work is not very far removed, and as thorough frankness is the condition of satisfactoriness in all relations, I am induced to ask you whether you still wish to remain my publishers, or whether the removal of my incognito has caused a change in your views on that point.
I have never myself thought of putting an end to a connection which has hitherto not appeared inauspicious to either of us, and I have looked forward to your being my publishers as long as I produced books to be published; but various indications, which I may possibly have misinterpreted, have made me desire a clear understanding in the matter. I remain, my dear Sir,
Always yours truly
Marian Evans Lewes.
John Blackwood Esq.
Signature
Marian Evans Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to John Blackwood, Wandsworth, 26 November 1859, 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/92745