Pigott, Edward Frederik Smyth (1824-1895)
Title
Pigott, Edward Frederik Smyth (1824-1895)
Description
Edward Frederick Smyth Pigott was a journalist and theater critic and longtime friend of George Henry Lewes. In 1851, Pigott bought the Leader, which Lewes and Thornton Leigh Hunt had founded, and became one of its editors. Until Lewes's death in 1878, the two remained friends. Pigott visited Sunday afternoons at the Priory and met George Eliot there.
Publisher
George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Letters Exchanged
To:
GE to [E. F. S. Pigott], Richmond, 30 October [1857]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Ilfracombe, [24 June 1856]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Munich, 27 June 1858
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Dresden, 20 July 1858
GE to Edward F. S. Pigott, [Dresden, 20 July 1858]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [21 March 1859]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [6 May 1859]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [18 May 1859]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Weymouth, [11 September 1859]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, [Wandsworth, 22 October 1859]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [1860?]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [26 January 1860]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [15 March 1860]
GE to Edward F. S. Pigott, London, [16? July 1864]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, London, [April? 1866?]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Witley, [25 September 1877]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Witley, [25 September 1878]
Charles Lee Lewes to E. F. S. Pigott, London, 1 December 1878
Charles Lee Lewes to E. F. S. Pigott, London, 3 December 1878
Charles Lee Lewes to E. F. S. Pigott, London, 22 December 1878
Eleanor Cross to E. F. S. Pigott, Weybridge, 6 May [1880]
From:
E. F. S. Pigott to John W. Cross, London, 7 May 1880
GE to [E. F. S. Pigott], Richmond, 30 October [1857]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Ilfracombe, [24 June 1856]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Munich, 27 June 1858
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Dresden, 20 July 1858
GE to Edward F. S. Pigott, [Dresden, 20 July 1858]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [21 March 1859]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [6 May 1859]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [18 May 1859]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Weymouth, [11 September 1859]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, [Wandsworth, 22 October 1859]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [1860?]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [26 January 1860]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Wandsworth, [15 March 1860]
GE to Edward F. S. Pigott, London, [16? July 1864]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, London, [April? 1866?]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Witley, [25 September 1877]
GHL to Edward F. S. Pigott, Witley, [25 September 1878]
Charles Lee Lewes to E. F. S. Pigott, London, 1 December 1878
Charles Lee Lewes to E. F. S. Pigott, London, 3 December 1878
Charles Lee Lewes to E. F. S. Pigott, London, 22 December 1878
Eleanor Cross to E. F. S. Pigott, Weybridge, 6 May [1880]
From:
E. F. S. Pigott to John W. Cross, London, 7 May 1880
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Citation
Edward Frederik Smyth Pigott (1824-1895), Pigott, Edward Frederik Smyth (1824-1895), Social Network Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed November 11, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/97147