GHL to John Blackwood, Munich, [14 April 1858]
Title
GHL to John Blackwood, Munich, [14 April 1858]
Title
GHL to John Blackwood, Munich, [14 April 1858]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
John Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1858-04-14
Place
Munich
Letter Content
GHL to John Blackwood, Munich, [14 April 1858]
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Luitpold Strasse | Munich | Wednesday.
My dear Blackwood
We reached this place on Monday and have only just settled into our lodgings, the search after which seemed as little promising as that of the philosopher's stone. Imagine yourself in a semi desert of brick and mortar every other house appearing to be a palace (though most of them have lodgings to let) and with no better guide to vacant rooms than a scrap of paper pasted against a post (generally a long way off) informing you in illegible pot hooks that "a solid gentleman" can find elegant rooms at such a place. In full persuasion of your solidity, you trudge to the spot indicated, and after being first sent here, then there, and finally back again you come perhaps to a dog kennel, or spitoon, which you are not ambitious of making your residence. The amount of damns I have bestowed on the worthy German during the last few days is scarcely worth alluding to. Enough that we are settled at last, and with some prospects of comfort and the certainty of cleanliness; and here perhaps we shall remain some time.
Our journey was like every other journey except the two days at N'fcrnberg, which was one protracted oh! Were you ever there? If so, you will understand our rapture; if not, I don't think any description bearing the marks of sanity would convey a proper feeling of the pleasure we received. E. was all entoozymoozy -- having never seen anything of the kind before. Who knows but some day we may have a N'fcrnberg novel, as the product?
I couldn't get to Paternoster Row, so that I am still innocent of the news -- bad or good -- which there awaited me. When you write 1119 let us know what a misguided public has been induced to order. E. sends kind regards and believe me, My dear Blackwood
Ever faithfully yours
G. H. Lewes.
I have 20 letters to scribble -- perhaps they're all as legible as this.
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Luitpold Strasse | Munich | Wednesday.
My dear Blackwood
We reached this place on Monday and have only just settled into our lodgings, the search after which seemed as little promising as that of the philosopher's stone. Imagine yourself in a semi desert of brick and mortar every other house appearing to be a palace (though most of them have lodgings to let) and with no better guide to vacant rooms than a scrap of paper pasted against a post (generally a long way off) informing you in illegible pot hooks that "a solid gentleman" can find elegant rooms at such a place. In full persuasion of your solidity, you trudge to the spot indicated, and after being first sent here, then there, and finally back again you come perhaps to a dog kennel, or spitoon, which you are not ambitious of making your residence. The amount of damns I have bestowed on the worthy German during the last few days is scarcely worth alluding to. Enough that we are settled at last, and with some prospects of comfort and the certainty of cleanliness; and here perhaps we shall remain some time.
Our journey was like every other journey except the two days at N'fcrnberg, which was one protracted oh! Were you ever there? If so, you will understand our rapture; if not, I don't think any description bearing the marks of sanity would convey a proper feeling of the pleasure we received. E. was all entoozymoozy -- having never seen anything of the kind before. Who knows but some day we may have a N'fcrnberg novel, as the product?
I couldn't get to Paternoster Row, so that I am still innocent of the news -- bad or good -- which there awaited me. When you write 1119 let us know what a misguided public has been induced to order. E. sends kind regards and believe me, My dear Blackwood
Ever faithfully yours
G. H. Lewes.
I have 20 letters to scribble -- perhaps they're all as legible as this.
Signature
G. H. Lewes.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to John Blackwood, Munich, [14 April 1858], 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/94702