Joseph Munt Langford to John Blackwood, London, 20 October 1871
Title
Joseph Munt Langford to John Blackwood, London, 20 October 1871
Title
Joseph Munt Langford to John Blackwood, London, 20 October 1871
Sender
Joseph Munt Langford
Recipient
John Blackwood
Date(s)
- 1871-10-20
Place
London
Letter Content
Joseph Munt Langford to John Blackwood, London, 20 October 1871
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
. . . I am most curious as to the result of the Middlemarch experiment, and I only regret, so important do I think it to get out of the clutches of Mudie, that it will not be more fairly tried. My only objection to the form and price (I have not seen what it is like) is that it does not even appear to give any advantage to purchasers. Yet, I suppose, illustrations apart, the volume will be cheaper than 5/ Christmas books. . . .
MS: National Library of Scotland. Hitherto unpublished.
. . . I am most curious as to the result of the Middlemarch experiment, and I only regret, so important do I think it to get out of the clutches of Mudie, that it will not be more fairly tried. My only objection to the form and price (I have not seen what it is like) is that it does not even appear to give any advantage to purchasers. Yet, I suppose, illustrations apart, the volume will be cheaper than 5/ Christmas books. . . .
Citation
Joseph Munt Langford, Joseph Munt Langford to John Blackwood, London, 20 October 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/95518