GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [Wandsworth, 21 March 1859]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [Wandsworth, 21 March 1859]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [Wandsworth, 21 March 1859]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Sara Sophia Hennell
Date(s)
- 1859-03-21
Place
[Wandsworth]
Letter Content
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [Wandsworth, 21 March 1859]
MS: Yale. Endorsed: March 21st 1859. Extract published: Cross, II, 95.
Dear Sara
It was worth your while to write me those feeling words -- for they are the sort of things that I keep in my memory and feel the influence of a long long while.
Chrissey's death 74 has taken from the possibility of many things towards which I looked with some hope and yearning in the future. I had a very special feeling towards her, stronger than any third person would think likely.
The eldest girl 75 writes me very nice, simple letters -- grave and womanly, but in her own words, and not in borrowed sentences. The eldest boy 76 is almost of age -- finishes his apprenticeship this April. The second 77 is being well educated at Ewell College. The eldest girl is between 14 and fifteen -- old enough to take care of her one little sister.
No more now -- dear Sara. I will write when my thoughts are happier.
Ever your affectionate
Pollian.
Miss Hennell.
MS: Yale. Endorsed: March 21st 1859. Extract published: Cross, II, 95.
Dear Sara
It was worth your while to write me those feeling words -- for they are the sort of things that I keep in my memory and feel the influence of a long long while.
Chrissey's death 74 has taken from the possibility of many things towards which I looked with some hope and yearning in the future. I had a very special feeling towards her, stronger than any third person would think likely.
The eldest girl 75 writes me very nice, simple letters -- grave and womanly, but in her own words, and not in borrowed sentences. The eldest boy 76 is almost of age -- finishes his apprenticeship this April. The second 77 is being well educated at Ewell College. The eldest girl is between 14 and fifteen -- old enough to take care of her one little sister.
No more now -- dear Sara. I will write when my thoughts are happier.
Ever your affectionate
Pollian.
Miss Hennell.
Signature
Pollian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, [Wandsworth, 21 March 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/93873