GE to John Chapman, Coventry, 9 June [1851]
Title
GE to John Chapman, Coventry, 9 June [1851]
Title
GE to John Chapman, Coventry, 9 June [1851]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
John Chapman
Date(s)
- 1851-06-09
Place
Coventry
Letter Content
GE to John Chapman, Coventry, 9 June [1851]
MS: Yale. Endorsed: Miss Evans. June 9th 1851.
Rosehill | June 9.
Dear Friend
The enclosed letter was all the Post brought this morning. I am sorry it did not come yesterday that we might have talked it over together. As you predicted, James Martineau's answer 37 is the coldest of all -- indeed he writes as if he felt some personal pique. His letter, however, reads less disagreeably the second time than the first. We all think that your writing from Rosehill and requesting him to send you an answer here has given him the idea that Mr. Bray has a special pecuniary interest in your project and &unknown;that&unknown; is therefore likely to have some influence over the Review. But you will know better what he means when you have had an interview with him. Only tell him that contributors are to be well paid and I think he will not refuse to be one of them.
With regard to the secret of the Editorship, it will perhaps be the best plan for you to state, that for the present you are to be regarded as the responsible person, but that you employ an Editor in whose literary and general ability you confide. On these practical points, however, you are the best judge.
We seemed quite dull at dinner without you. I hope you found all well and prosperous at home. In haste
Yours faithfully
Marian Evans.
MS: Yale. Endorsed: Miss Evans. June 9th 1851.
Rosehill | June 9.
Dear Friend
The enclosed letter was all the Post brought this morning. I am sorry it did not come yesterday that we might have talked it over together. As you predicted, James Martineau's answer 37 is the coldest of all -- indeed he writes as if he felt some personal pique. His letter, however, reads less disagreeably the second time than the first. We all think that your writing from Rosehill and requesting him to send you an answer here has given him the idea that Mr. Bray has a special pecuniary interest in your project and &unknown;that&unknown; is therefore likely to have some influence over the Review. But you will know better what he means when you have had an interview with him. Only tell him that contributors are to be well paid and I think he will not refuse to be one of them.
With regard to the secret of the Editorship, it will perhaps be the best plan for you to state, that for the present you are to be regarded as the responsible person, but that you employ an Editor in whose literary and general ability you confide. On these practical points, however, you are the best judge.
We seemed quite dull at dinner without you. I hope you found all well and prosperous at home. In haste
Yours faithfully
Marian Evans.
Signature
Marian Evans.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to John Chapman, Coventry, 9 June [1851], 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/92785