John Blackwood to Mrs. John Blackwood, London, 1 March 1858
Title
John Blackwood to Mrs. John Blackwood, London, 1 March 1858
Title
John Blackwood to Mrs. John Blackwood, London, 1 March 1858
Sender
John Blackwood
Recipient
Mrs. John Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1858-03-01
Place
London
Letter Content
John Blackwood to Mrs. John Blackwood, London, 1 March 1858
Text: John Blackwood, p. 46.
I drove to Richmond to see Lewes, and was introduced to George Eliot -- a woman (the Mrs. Lewes whom we suspected). This is to be kept a profound secret, and on all accounts it is desirable, as you will readily imagine. She is a most intelligent pleasant woman, with a face like a man, but a good expression. I am not to tell Langford the secret even. . . . Lewes says he would do ten times the work for me that he would do for any other man, and he does not think any other editor in the world would have been able to induce George Eliot to go on. It was very flattering, as his experience of editors is very great, and he is a monstrous clever fellow.
Text: John Blackwood, p. 46.
I drove to Richmond to see Lewes, and was introduced to George Eliot -- a woman (the Mrs. Lewes whom we suspected). This is to be kept a profound secret, and on all accounts it is desirable, as you will readily imagine. She is a most intelligent pleasant woman, with a face like a man, but a good expression. I am not to tell Langford the secret even. . . . Lewes says he would do ten times the work for me that he would do for any other man, and he does not think any other editor in the world would have been able to induce George Eliot to go on. It was very flattering, as his experience of editors is very great, and he is a monstrous clever fellow.
Citation
John Blackwood, John Blackwood to Mrs. John Blackwood, London, 1 March 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/95459