GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Scarborough, 26 September 1864
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Scarborough, 26 September 1864
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Scarborough, 26 September 1864
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Sara Sophia Hennell
Date(s)
- 1864-09-26
Place
Scarborough
Letter Content
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Scarborough, 26 September 1864
MS: Yale. Mostly published: Cross, II, 389.
Scarborough | September 26. 64.
Dear Sara
We migrated on Friday last from delightful Harrogate, pausing at York to see the glorious cathedral. The weather is perfect, the sea blue as a sapphire, so that we see to utmost advantage the fine line of coast here and the magnificent breadth of sand. Even the Tenby sands are not so fine as these. -- Better than all, Mr. Lewes, in spite of a sad check of a few days from troublesome eingeweide, is strengthened beyond our most hopeful expectations by this brief trial of fresh conditions. He is wonderful for the rapidity with which he "picks up" after looking alarmingly feeble and even wasted.
We paid a visit to Knaresbro' the very last day of our stay at Harrogate, and were rejoiced that we had not missed the sight of that pretty characteristic northern town. There is a ruined castle here too, standing just where one's eyes would desire it on a grand line of cliff -- but perhaps you know this place. Its only defect is that it is too large, and therefore a little too smoky, first on the northern side and then on the southern or eastern, but except in Wales or Devonshire I have seen no sea place on our English coast, that has greater natural advantages.
I don't know quite why I should write you this note all about ourselves -- except that your goodness having helped us to the benefit we have got, I like you to know of the said benefit. We return home on Friday or Saturday. 288 You will write me news of yourself and all at home before very long?
Ever yours
Pollian.
MS: Yale. Mostly published: Cross, II, 389.
Scarborough | September 26. 64.
Dear Sara
We migrated on Friday last from delightful Harrogate, pausing at York to see the glorious cathedral. The weather is perfect, the sea blue as a sapphire, so that we see to utmost advantage the fine line of coast here and the magnificent breadth of sand. Even the Tenby sands are not so fine as these. -- Better than all, Mr. Lewes, in spite of a sad check of a few days from troublesome eingeweide, is strengthened beyond our most hopeful expectations by this brief trial of fresh conditions. He is wonderful for the rapidity with which he "picks up" after looking alarmingly feeble and even wasted.
We paid a visit to Knaresbro' the very last day of our stay at Harrogate, and were rejoiced that we had not missed the sight of that pretty characteristic northern town. There is a ruined castle here too, standing just where one's eyes would desire it on a grand line of cliff -- but perhaps you know this place. Its only defect is that it is too large, and therefore a little too smoky, first on the northern side and then on the southern or eastern, but except in Wales or Devonshire I have seen no sea place on our English coast, that has greater natural advantages.
I don't know quite why I should write you this note all about ourselves -- except that your goodness having helped us to the benefit we have got, I like you to know of the said benefit. We return home on Friday or Saturday. 288 You will write me news of yourself and all at home before very long?
Ever yours
Pollian.
Signature
Pollian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Scarborough, 26 September 1864, 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/94111