GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Wandsworth, 6 July 1859
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Wandsworth, 6 July 1859
Title
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Wandsworth, 6 July 1859
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve
Date(s)
- 1859-07-06
Place
Wandsworth
Letter Content
GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Wandsworth, 6 July 1859
Text: Cross, II, 118-119.
We shall not start till Saturday, and shall not reach Lucerne till the evening of the 11th. There is a project of our returning through Holland, but the attractions of Lucerne are sure to keep us there as long as possible. We have given up Zurich in spite of Moleschott and science. The other day I said to Mr Lewes, "Every now and then it comes across me, like the recollection of some precious little store laid by, that there is Mrs Congreve in the world." That is how people talk of you in your absence.
Text: Cross, II, 118-119.
We shall not start till Saturday, and shall not reach Lucerne till the evening of the 11th. There is a project of our returning through Holland, but the attractions of Lucerne are sure to keep us there as long as possible. We have given up Zurich in spite of Moleschott and science. The other day I said to Mr Lewes, "Every now and then it comes across me, like the recollection of some precious little store laid by, that there is Mrs Congreve in the world." That is how people talk of you in your absence.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Maria [Mrs. Richard] Congreve, Wandsworth, 6 July 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/93678