GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Rickmansworth, [24 June 1875]
Title
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Rickmansworth, [24 June 1875]
Title
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Rickmansworth, [24 June 1875]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Charles Lee Lewes
Date(s)
- 1875-06-24
Place
Rickmansworth
Letter Content
GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Rickmansworth, [24 June 1875]
MS: Mrs. Carrington Ouvry. Endorsed: 24 June 1875. Extracts published: Paterson, p. 167.
The Elms Rickmansworth | Thursday.
Dearest Charles
Enclosed is a note to Mr. M. from the Mutter if Gertrude likes to present it and try her eloquence on him, but from all we have seen or heard, he is not at all a likely person to be moved in that direction (the names of the Duke of W. and Lady Burdett Coutts would have more influence than any abstract idea of "the people") and the Mutter feels so little personal sympathy with him that she cannot write to him more fully. No one else occurs to us. Indeed desirable as the proposed Park 278 may be -- especially to those who live near it -- I fear that so large a sum could not be gained for a park so near Regent's Park and Hampstead Heath. But there is no knowing what ingenious advocacy may effect.
We enjoy this place vastly -- the drives surpass those of Reigate, and we have a park opposite in which we can walk, and a lovely park ten minutes distant in which we can drive. The weather has been fine and mild, not warm. The Mutter is certainly better, but not so strong as I could wish and perhaps will not be quite herself while this book is on hand, which gets on very slowly and with constant despondency. I am much the same -- except that I too feel the benefit to my work of the long uninterrupted peace.
You will have my book in a few days and have already I suppose had a proof of Goethe. 279 No hurry with those proofs.
Love to you from both -- Mutter wishes me to apologize for her not writing.
Ever your loving
Pater.
MS: Mrs. Carrington Ouvry. Endorsed: 24 June 1875. Extracts published: Paterson, p. 167.
The Elms Rickmansworth | Thursday.
Dearest Charles
Enclosed is a note to Mr. M. from the Mutter if Gertrude likes to present it and try her eloquence on him, but from all we have seen or heard, he is not at all a likely person to be moved in that direction (the names of the Duke of W. and Lady Burdett Coutts would have more influence than any abstract idea of "the people") and the Mutter feels so little personal sympathy with him that she cannot write to him more fully. No one else occurs to us. Indeed desirable as the proposed Park 278 may be -- especially to those who live near it -- I fear that so large a sum could not be gained for a park so near Regent's Park and Hampstead Heath. But there is no knowing what ingenious advocacy may effect.
We enjoy this place vastly -- the drives surpass those of Reigate, and we have a park opposite in which we can walk, and a lovely park ten minutes distant in which we can drive. The weather has been fine and mild, not warm. The Mutter is certainly better, but not so strong as I could wish and perhaps will not be quite herself while this book is on hand, which gets on very slowly and with constant despondency. I am much the same -- except that I too feel the benefit to my work of the long uninterrupted peace.
You will have my book in a few days and have already I suppose had a proof of Goethe. 279 No hurry with those proofs.
Love to you from both -- Mutter wishes me to apologize for her not writing.
Ever your loving
Pater.
Signature
Pater.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Charles Lee Lewes, Rickmansworth, [24 June 1875], 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/94473