GE to Mr. Charles Bray and Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray and Sara Sophia Hennell, London, 21 November 1851
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GE to Mr. Charles Bray and Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray and Sara Sophia Hennell, London, 21 November 1851
Title
GE to Mr. Charles Bray and Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray and Sara Sophia Hennell, London, 21 November 1851
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mr. Charles Bray and Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray and Sara Sophia Hennell
Date(s)
- 1851-11-21
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Mr. Charles Bray and Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray and Sara Sophia Hennell, London, 21 November 1851
MS: Yale. Endorsed: From Marian in 1851 -- from Dr. Chapman's -- her first year there. Hitherto unpublished.
Strand | November 21, 1851.
Dear Mr. Bray, Cara and Sara
Mr. Chapman thinks you will all be glad to know that he has had a very friendly letter from Mr. Lombe, dated before George Combe's despatch could have reached him. He writes to introduce a friend and makes no allusion to the Westminster business except that he hopes "Jemmy" 1058 will be up to the mark.
We have just had a long call from Mr. Conyngham, 1059 a disciple (not yet run mad) of Robert Owen's. He is a fine, handsome, tall fellow with an honest expression -- and a gentleman. His earnest simple talk was quite refreshing. He and Robert Owen called yesterday to propose that Mr. Chapman should let his front shop and first floor 1060 for the purpose of a society for the federation of England and America -- of course with an ultimate view to Socialism. I have been amused with the group we have just had in Mr. C's room -- Mr. Conyngham, Mr. Mackay, and Dr. Brabant. The last, seeing Mr. Conyngham was rather aristocratic, turned out his right leg 'e0 perfection, and good Mr. Mackay put his pocket handkerchief to his mouth and talked in an unusually minor key.
Mrs. C. Hennell was here the other night, but I didn't see much of her. Miss Bellamy 1061 is ill -- apparently sinking -- and there are four or five boarders in the house, so Mrs. Chapman is rather hurried, Miss Tilley 1062 being absent.
Dear Sara, I treasure all your notes, and do not forget that you write to me more than any one else, but I know you understand that I generally scribble my missives to Rosehill in a hurry.
Ever yours, all of you
Marian.
MS: Yale. Endorsed: From Marian in 1851 -- from Dr. Chapman's -- her first year there. Hitherto unpublished.
Strand | November 21, 1851.
Dear Mr. Bray, Cara and Sara
Mr. Chapman thinks you will all be glad to know that he has had a very friendly letter from Mr. Lombe, dated before George Combe's despatch could have reached him. He writes to introduce a friend and makes no allusion to the Westminster business except that he hopes "Jemmy" 1058 will be up to the mark.
We have just had a long call from Mr. Conyngham, 1059 a disciple (not yet run mad) of Robert Owen's. He is a fine, handsome, tall fellow with an honest expression -- and a gentleman. His earnest simple talk was quite refreshing. He and Robert Owen called yesterday to propose that Mr. Chapman should let his front shop and first floor 1060 for the purpose of a society for the federation of England and America -- of course with an ultimate view to Socialism. I have been amused with the group we have just had in Mr. C's room -- Mr. Conyngham, Mr. Mackay, and Dr. Brabant. The last, seeing Mr. Conyngham was rather aristocratic, turned out his right leg 'e0 perfection, and good Mr. Mackay put his pocket handkerchief to his mouth and talked in an unusually minor key.
Mrs. C. Hennell was here the other night, but I didn't see much of her. Miss Bellamy 1061 is ill -- apparently sinking -- and there are four or five boarders in the house, so Mrs. Chapman is rather hurried, Miss Tilley 1062 being absent.
Dear Sara, I treasure all your notes, and do not forget that you write to me more than any one else, but I know you understand that I generally scribble my missives to Rosehill in a hurry.
Ever yours, all of you
Marian.
Signature
Marian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mr. Charles Bray and Caroline [Mrs. Charles] Bray and Sara Sophia Hennell, London, 21 November 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/93135