John Blackwood to GE, Edinburgh, 2 January 1860
Title
John Blackwood to GE, Edinburgh, 2 January 1860
Title
John Blackwood to GE, Edinburgh, 2 January 1860
Sender
John Blackwood
Recipient
George Eliot
Date(s)
- 1860-01-02
Place
Edinburgh
Letter Content
John Blackwood to GE, Edinburgh, 2 January 1860
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Edinburgh | January 2/60.
My Dear Madam
From various causes I did not get home until Friday night.
Inclosed I have the pleasure of sending a cheque Eight Hundred Pounds, being the extra acknowledgment for Adam Bede of which my brother and I beg your acceptance. We propose also when the current edition of Adam is exhausted to place that work on the same footing as Sister Maggie, giving up our exclusive copyright for the remaining portion of the four years. We hope this may turn out a matter of some importance to you and think it likely as, if Maggie is a hit, the chances are that there will be uniform cheap editions of the old work and the new running off before the 4 years are out.
In regard to the payments for Maggie, our intention was to make them at six, nine, and twelve months from date of publication. It would fall rather heavy on us to make so large a payment so long before there could be any return to us, but if you had any object in wishing a portion of the money on publication we would meet your wishes.
My brother joins me in all good wishes for you in the opening year, and believe me
always yours truly
John Blackwood.
Mrs. M. E. Lewes.
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
Edinburgh | January 2/60.
My Dear Madam
From various causes I did not get home until Friday night.
Inclosed I have the pleasure of sending a cheque Eight Hundred Pounds, being the extra acknowledgment for Adam Bede of which my brother and I beg your acceptance. We propose also when the current edition of Adam is exhausted to place that work on the same footing as Sister Maggie, giving up our exclusive copyright for the remaining portion of the four years. We hope this may turn out a matter of some importance to you and think it likely as, if Maggie is a hit, the chances are that there will be uniform cheap editions of the old work and the new running off before the 4 years are out.
In regard to the payments for Maggie, our intention was to make them at six, nine, and twelve months from date of publication. It would fall rather heavy on us to make so large a payment so long before there could be any return to us, but if you had any object in wishing a portion of the money on publication we would meet your wishes.
My brother joins me in all good wishes for you in the opening year, and believe me
always yours truly
John Blackwood.
Mrs. M. E. Lewes.
Signature
John Blackwood.
Citation
John Blackwood, John Blackwood to GE, Edinburgh, 2 January 1860, 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/95212