GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Tunbridge Wells, [27 July 1853]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Tunbridge Wells, [27 July 1853]
Title
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Tunbridge Wells, [27 July 1853]
Sender
George Eliot
Recipient
Sara Sophia Hennell
Date(s)
- 1853-07-27
Place
Tunbridge Wells
Letter Content
GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Tunbridge Wells, [27 July 1853]
MS: Yale. Endorsed: July 26. Hitherto unpublished.
Pelham House T. W. Wednesday.
Dear Sara
I hope you are enjoying repose in your nest after your flight. Any news of you and your fellow birds will be acceptable. I shall be glad to hear that Cara is well -- free from tooth and head ache -- and that Mr. Bray is happy in his editing etc. Is Harry come or coming back?
I am jolly; much the better for the air of this lovely place, which is growing into my affections. There is one of the prettiest of villages near here -- Southboro' -- with smooth-shaven green and wooded slopes and nothing ugly within sight or hearing.
I am rather longing for some sea-breezes however, and may run off to Hastings or St. Leonard's which lie temptingly in a line with the station here. The frightful expense of this place is one motive for leaving it. The Bournemouth party is gone to Stonehenge 350 this week.
With love to all, ever dear Sara
Your affectionate
Marian.
MS: Yale. Endorsed: July 26. Hitherto unpublished.
Pelham House T. W. Wednesday.
Dear Sara
I hope you are enjoying repose in your nest after your flight. Any news of you and your fellow birds will be acceptable. I shall be glad to hear that Cara is well -- free from tooth and head ache -- and that Mr. Bray is happy in his editing etc. Is Harry come or coming back?
I am jolly; much the better for the air of this lovely place, which is growing into my affections. There is one of the prettiest of villages near here -- Southboro' -- with smooth-shaven green and wooded slopes and nothing ugly within sight or hearing.
I am rather longing for some sea-breezes however, and may run off to Hastings or St. Leonard's which lie temptingly in a line with the station here. The frightful expense of this place is one motive for leaving it. The Bournemouth party is gone to Stonehenge 350 this week.
With love to all, ever dear Sara
Your affectionate
Marian.
Signature
Marian.
Citation
George Eliot, GE to Sara Sophia Hennell, Tunbridge Wells, [27 July 1853], 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/94119