GHL to William Blackwood, London, [7 December 1871]
Title
GHL to William Blackwood, London, [7 December 1871]
Title
GHL to William Blackwood, London, [7 December 1871]
Sender
George Henry Lewes
Recipient
William Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1871-12-07
Place
London
Letter Content
GHL to William Blackwood, London, [7 December 1871]
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
My dear Willie
By this post I send you a batch of m.s. which we should like set up in slips AT ONCE. We think that the absence of Dodo and her husband from Part II will be felt injuriously and that the part would be greatly strengthened in interest if some of her story be introduced, and to make way for it some scenes must be transposed to Part III. The question of how much may be transposed can't be settled until we know how much what is now sent will make. 418
Thank Mr. Simpson for his letter -- and tell him that although Mrs. Lewes is well pleased to hear what he says of the reception from the press, she has seen nothing of it -- her practice being not to look at what is written about her. I have only seen the Athenaeum and Daily News. Any more news of sales? Cohn's assent 419 is very satisfactory.
We expect soon to be seeing your uncle on his return from Paris.
In haste ever yours
G. H. L.
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
The Priory, | 21. North Bank, | Regents Park.
My dear Willie
By this post I send you a batch of m.s. which we should like set up in slips AT ONCE. We think that the absence of Dodo and her husband from Part II will be felt injuriously and that the part would be greatly strengthened in interest if some of her story be introduced, and to make way for it some scenes must be transposed to Part III. The question of how much may be transposed can't be settled until we know how much what is now sent will make. 418
Thank Mr. Simpson for his letter -- and tell him that although Mrs. Lewes is well pleased to hear what he says of the reception from the press, she has seen nothing of it -- her practice being not to look at what is written about her. I have only seen the Athenaeum and Daily News. Any more news of sales? Cohn's assent 419 is very satisfactory.
We expect soon to be seeing your uncle on his return from Paris.
In haste ever yours
G. H. L.
Signature
G. H. L.
Citation
George Henry Lewes, GHL to William Blackwood, London, [7 December 1871], 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/95088