GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [London, 25 September 1852]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [London, 25 September 1852]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [London, 25 September 1852]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Sara Sophia Hennell
Date(s)
- 1852-09-25
Place
[London]
Letter Content
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [London, 25 September 1852]
MS: Yale. Endorsed: Sep. Mostly published: Cross, I, 291-292.
Saturday.
Dear Sara
We shall make a respectable figure after all -- nine articles and two or three of them good, the rest not bad. The Contemp[orar]y Literature, too, is rather better done this time. The Review has been selling well lately, in spite of its being the end of the quarter. We have made splendid provision for January -- Froude, 185 H. Martineau, 186 Theodore Parker, 187 Sam. Brown 188 etc. Certainly this part of Mr. C.'s affairs is hopeful enough.
The Autumnal freshness of the mornings makes me dream of mellowing woods and gossamer threads. I am really longing for my journey. 189
Mr. and Mrs. Mackay called on me the other day, looking better and happier than I have seen them. Bessie Parkes spent last evening with me -- chatting of experiences. These are the only events since Mr. Bray left.
Ever thine
Pollian.
MS: Yale. Endorsed: Sep. Mostly published: Cross, I, 291-292.
Saturday.
Dear Sara
We shall make a respectable figure after all -- nine articles and two or three of them good, the rest not bad. The Contemp[orar]y Literature, too, is rather better done this time. The Review has been selling well lately, in spite of its being the end of the quarter. We have made splendid provision for January -- Froude, 185 H. Martineau, 186 Theodore Parker, 187 Sam. Brown 188 etc. Certainly this part of Mr. C.'s affairs is hopeful enough.
The Autumnal freshness of the mornings makes me dream of mellowing woods and gossamer threads. I am really longing for my journey. 189
Mr. and Mrs. Mackay called on me the other day, looking better and happier than I have seen them. Bessie Parkes spent last evening with me -- chatting of experiences. These are the only events since Mr. Bray left.
Ever thine
Pollian.
Signature
Pollian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [London, 25 September 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/93857