Thomas Woolner to William Bell Scott, London, 4 October [1854]
Title
Thomas Woolner to William Bell Scott, London, 4 October [1854]
Title
Thomas Woolner to William Bell Scott, London, 4 October [1854]
Sender
Thomas Woolner
Recipient
William Bell Scott
Date(s)
- 1854-10-04
Place
London
Letter Content
Thomas Woolner to William Bell Scott, London, 4 October [1854]
MS: Mrs. Gilbert McCoy Troxell. Hitherto unpublished.
Mary St. Regents Park. | October 4.
My dear W.B. . . .
By the way -- have you heard of a of two blackguard literary fellows, Lewes and Thornton Hunt? They seem to have used wives on the ancient Briton practice of having them in common: now blackguard Lewes has bolted with a -- and is living in Germany with her. I believe it dangerous to write facts of anyone nowadays so I will not any further lift the mantle and display the filthy contaminations of these hideous satyrs and smirking moralists -- these workers in the Agepemone -- these Mormonites in another name -- stink pots of humanity. 522
Yours truly
Thomas Woolner.
MS: Mrs. Gilbert McCoy Troxell. Hitherto unpublished.
Mary St. Regents Park. | October 4.
My dear W.B. . . .
By the way -- have you heard of a of two blackguard literary fellows, Lewes and Thornton Hunt? They seem to have used wives on the ancient Briton practice of having them in common: now blackguard Lewes has bolted with a -- and is living in Germany with her. I believe it dangerous to write facts of anyone nowadays so I will not any further lift the mantle and display the filthy contaminations of these hideous satyrs and smirking moralists -- these workers in the Agepemone -- these Mormonites in another name -- stink pots of humanity. 522
Yours truly
Thomas Woolner.
Signature
Thomas Woolner.
Citation
Thomas Woolner, Thomas Woolner to William Bell Scott, London, 4 October [1854], 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/95609