Varnhagen von Ense, Karl August (1785-1858)

Title

Varnhagen von Ense, Karl August (1785-1858)

Description

Karl August Varnhagen von Ense was a German author whose published work on Goethe informed George Henry Lewes's work later on. Through Varnhagen's friendship with Thomas Carlyle, he was introduced to Lewes and, in 1854, to George Eliot. The two were mutually impressed with each other and exchanged at least two letters each.

Publisher

George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

Letters Exchanged

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Citation

Karl August Varnhagen von Ense (1785-1858), Varnhagen von Ense, Karl August (1785-1858), Social Network Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed November 11, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/97116