GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [Richmond], 15 November [1856]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [Richmond], 15 November [1856]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [Richmond], 15 November [1856]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Sara Sophia Hennell
Date(s)
- 1856-11-15
Place
[Richmond]
Letter Content
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [Richmond], 15 November [1856]
MS: Coventry City Libraries. Hitherto unpublished.
Saturday | November 15.
Dear Sara
I think I see your point of view, and of course the important point is, not that I should agree with you, but that you should do your opinions no injustice in the expression of them. It was entirely with a view to that result that I wrote my last letter. Discussion about such opinions is quite out of the question in letters.
I am distressed that your thoughtfulness in sending me an envelope all ready has been frustrated by some mischance. This morning I can't find it anywhere. I have had a little bilious attack the last few days and so am in a feeble condition of brain and limb.
Ever thine
Pollian.
MS: Coventry City Libraries. Hitherto unpublished.
Saturday | November 15.
Dear Sara
I think I see your point of view, and of course the important point is, not that I should agree with you, but that you should do your opinions no injustice in the expression of them. It was entirely with a view to that result that I wrote my last letter. Discussion about such opinions is quite out of the question in letters.
I am distressed that your thoughtfulness in sending me an envelope all ready has been frustrated by some mischance. This morning I can't find it anywhere. I have had a little bilious attack the last few days and so am in a feeble condition of brain and limb.
Ever thine
Pollian.
Signature
Pollian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [Richmond], 15 November [1856], 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/93871