GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Witley, [25 September 1878]
Title
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Witley, [25 September 1878]
Title
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Witley, [25 September 1878]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
Edward F. S. Pigott
Date(s)
- 1878-09-25
Place
Witley
Letter Content
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Witley, [25 September 1878]
MS: Mr. Gordon N. Ray.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
Dear Pigott
We shall be delighted to see you as proposed on Saturday.
I do not think you can safely license Les Lionnes Pauvres. 462 It is really a very moral piece but the situations are too scabreuse, and the public is so stupid that it will fasten on them.
Adultery is one thing -- but adultery furnishing rooms and dressing ladies in the fashion! In haste
Yours ever
G. H. L.
MS: Mr. Gordon N. Ray.
The Heights, Witley, | Nr. Godalming.
Dear Pigott
We shall be delighted to see you as proposed on Saturday.
I do not think you can safely license Les Lionnes Pauvres. 462 It is really a very moral piece but the situations are too scabreuse, and the public is so stupid that it will fasten on them.
Adultery is one thing -- but adultery furnishing rooms and dressing ladies in the fashion! In haste
Yours ever
G. H. L.
Signature
G. H. L.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Witley, [25 September 1878], 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/94511