John Blackwood to GE, Edinburgh, 16 April 1879
Title
John Blackwood to GE, Edinburgh, 16 April 1879
Title
John Blackwood to GE, Edinburgh, 16 April 1879
Sender
John Blackwood
Recipient
George Eliot
Date(s)
- 1879-04-16
Place
Edinburgh
Letter Content
John Blackwood to GE, Edinburgh, 16 April 1879
Text: Copy in Blackwood Letter Book. Hitherto unpublished.
George Street Edinburgh | April 16/79.
My dear Mrs. Lewes
I inclose proofs of Title page and I think you will agree that the motto looks best upon the opposite page. When put on title page there seems too much printing and the main title does not seem sufficiently prominent. I also inclose proof of what I have thought of as the publisher's note as to the time when we received the M.S. 222 My only thought of course is to put it in the way that will be most agreeable to your feelings and I am equally afraid of saying too little or too much so I wish your advice.
The accompanying letter came from America to-day. My nephew came home yesterday looking all the better for his London expedition and the lameness nearly gone. We went down to the club together to lunch and as he remarked it was the first time we had walked together for six months. Our cold weather still continues but there are glimpses of the sun to-day so we are hopeful of better things tomorrow.
Always yours truly
John Blackwood.
Text: Copy in Blackwood Letter Book. Hitherto unpublished.
George Street Edinburgh | April 16/79.
My dear Mrs. Lewes
I inclose proofs of Title page and I think you will agree that the motto looks best upon the opposite page. When put on title page there seems too much printing and the main title does not seem sufficiently prominent. I also inclose proof of what I have thought of as the publisher's note as to the time when we received the M.S. 222 My only thought of course is to put it in the way that will be most agreeable to your feelings and I am equally afraid of saying too little or too much so I wish your advice.
The accompanying letter came from America to-day. My nephew came home yesterday looking all the better for his London expedition and the lameness nearly gone. We went down to the club together to lunch and as he remarked it was the first time we had walked together for six months. Our cold weather still continues but there are glimpses of the sun to-day so we are hopeful of better things tomorrow.
Always yours truly
John Blackwood.
Signature
John Blackwood.
Citation
John Blackwood, John Blackwood to GE, Edinburgh, 16 April 1879, 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/95195