GE to Mrs. William Griffiths, London, 9 May 1874
Title
GE to Mrs. William Griffiths, London, 9 May 1874
Title
GE to Mrs. William Griffiths, London, 9 May 1874
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Mrs. William Griffiths
Date(s)
- 1874-05-09
Place
London
Letter Content
GE to Mrs. William Griffiths, London, 9 May 1874
MS: Mrs. Michael Womersley. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
May 9. 74.
My dear Niece 83
Many thanks for the photographs which I am delighted to have. Dear old Griff still smiles at me with a face which is more like than unlike its former self, and I seem to feel the air through the window of the attic above the drawing room, from which when a little girl, I often looked towards the distant view of the Coton [College] 84 -- thinking the view rather sublime.
The return of the bitter winds has made me ill and we are longing for our retreat to the country which is not to happen till the end of the month. Town, with its necessity of receiving numerous visitors, soon becomes a weariness to my country-bred nature, and with the first hour of stillness among the fields and lanes and commons I get a delicious sense of repose and refreshment.
I will ask Mr. Lewes about the possibility of sending his carte de visite. I am sure he will send it at your request if he happens to have a copy remaining. With best remembrances to Mr. Griffiths,
Yours always affectionately
M. E. Lewes.
MS: Mrs. Michael Womersley. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
May 9. 74.
My dear Niece 83
Many thanks for the photographs which I am delighted to have. Dear old Griff still smiles at me with a face which is more like than unlike its former self, and I seem to feel the air through the window of the attic above the drawing room, from which when a little girl, I often looked towards the distant view of the Coton [College] 84 -- thinking the view rather sublime.
The return of the bitter winds has made me ill and we are longing for our retreat to the country which is not to happen till the end of the month. Town, with its necessity of receiving numerous visitors, soon becomes a weariness to my country-bred nature, and with the first hour of stillness among the fields and lanes and commons I get a delicious sense of repose and refreshment.
I will ask Mr. Lewes about the possibility of sending his carte de visite. I am sure he will send it at your request if he happens to have a copy remaining. With best remembrances to Mr. Griffiths,
Yours always affectionately
M. E. Lewes.
Signature
M. E. Lewes.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Mrs. William Griffiths, London, 9 May 1874, 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/93732