GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, Broadstairs, 22 August 1852
Title
GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, Broadstairs, 22 August 1852
Title
GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, Broadstairs, 22 August 1852
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton
Date(s)
- 1852-08-22
Place
Broadstairs
Letter Content
GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, Broadstairs, 22 August 1852
Text: Cross, I, 288-289.
Thinking of you this morning -- as I often do, though you may not suppose so -- it was "borne in on my mind" that I must write to you, and I obey the inspiration without waiting to consider whether there may be a corresponding desire on your part to hear from me. I live in a world of cares and joys, so remote from the one in which we used to sympathise with each other, that I find positive communication with you difficult. But I am not unfaithful to old loves -- they were sincere, and they are lasting. I hope you will not think it too much trouble to write me a little news of yourself. I want very much to know if your health continues good, and if there has been any change in your circumstances, that I may have something like a true conception of you. All is well with me so far as my individuality is concerned -- but I have plenty of friends' troubles to sorrow over. 171 I hope you have none to add to the number.
Text: Cross, I, 288-289.
Thinking of you this morning -- as I often do, though you may not suppose so -- it was "borne in on my mind" that I must write to you, and I obey the inspiration without waiting to consider whether there may be a corresponding desire on your part to hear from me. I live in a world of cares and joys, so remote from the one in which we used to sympathise with each other, that I find positive communication with you difficult. But I am not unfaithful to old loves -- they were sincere, and they are lasting. I hope you will not think it too much trouble to write me a little news of yourself. I want very much to know if your health continues good, and if there has been any change in your circumstances, that I may have something like a true conception of you. All is well with me so far as my individuality is concerned -- but I have plenty of friends' troubles to sorrow over. 171 I hope you have none to add to the number.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Fanny [Mrs. Henry] Houghton, Broadstairs, 22 August 1852, 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/93485